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serge — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • baize noun A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
  • twill noun A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.

Senses

serge is used for these senses in English:

  • Sergius A en given name.
  • baize A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
  • twill (weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.

baize — full definition

  1. noun A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
  2. noun A coarse woolen material with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors.

twill — full definition

  1. noun A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
  2. noun A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.

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