Serge - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Serge :  (noun)

1: a twilled woolen fabric

Based on WordNet 2.0

Serge : \Serge\, n. [F. serge, sarge, originally, a silken stuff, fr. L. serica, f. or neut. pl. of sericus silken. See Sericeous, Silk.] A woolen twilled stuff, much used as material for clothing for both sexes.

Silk serge, a twilled silk fabric used mostly by tailors for lining parts of gentlemen's coats.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Serge : \Serge\, n. [F. cierge.] A large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various churches.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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