serge

[surj]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
cotton, rayon, or silk in a twill weave.

serge

[surj]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

serged, serging

to overcast (unfinished seams or edges, as in a fabric or rug), especially by machine, in order to prevent fraying.

Serge

[surj, serzh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a male given name.

serge

/ ��ɜː�� /

noun

a twill-weave woollen or worsted fabric used for clothing
a similar twilled cotton, silk, or rayon fabric

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Word History and Origins

Origin of serge¹

1350–1400; < French; replacing Middle English sarge < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *��, for Latin ��ŧ�� ( ��Բ� ) Chinese (wool), i.e., silk; seric-

Origin of serge²

Perhaps to be identified with serge ¹, though sense shift is unclear

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Word History and Origins

Origin of serge¹

C14: from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin �� (unattested), from Latin ��ŧ��ܳ�, from Greek ��ŧ��ǲ� silk, from ��ŧ��ǲ� silken, from ��ŧ�� silkworm

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Example Sentences

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But the nanny gave him a sharp jerk to keep him near her serge skirts.

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He was a German Jewish refugee, a camp survivor, a prematurely aged, sweet-tempered man with rheumy eyes, who wore a double-breasted blue serge jacket, unbuttoned, and baggy brown pants.

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She and the driver helped a crumpled mass of moaning blue serge to alight.

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Biff Brannon changed his light seersucker trousers for dark-blue serge ones.

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She herself was in the dining room, pinning pattern pieces on a length of dark blue serge.

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serfdom sergeant

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