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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024serge1 /sɜrdʒ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Textilesa fabric with a diagonal pattern, used esp. for suits.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024serge1 (sûrj),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesa twilled worsted or woolen fabric used esp. for clothing.
- Textilescotton, rayon, or silk in a twill weave.
- Vulgar Latin *sārica, for Latin sērica (lāna) Chinese (wool), i.e., silk; see seric-
- Middle French
- French; replacing Middle English sarge
- 1350–1400
- Clothingto overcast (unfinished seams or edges, as in a fabric or rug), esp. by machine, in order to prevent fraying.
- perh. to be identified with serge1, though sense shift is unclear
- a male given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: serge /sɜːdʒ/ n - a twill-weave woollen or worsted fabric used for clothing
- a similar twilled cotton, silk, or rayon fabric
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin sārica (unattested), from Latin sēricum, from Greek sērikon silk, from sērikos silken, from sēr silkworm |