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• serge — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. twill, wool serge, silk serge; see cloth …   English dictionary for students

• Serge — is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two up, two down weave. The worsted variety is used in making military uniforms, suits, great and trench coats. Its counterpart, silk serge, is used for… …   Wikipedia

• serge — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. serge, from V.L. *sarica, in M.L. cloth of wool mixed with silk or linen, from L. serica (vestis) silken (garment), from serica, from Gk. serike, fem. of serikos silken (see SILK (Cf. silk)). The French word is the… …   Etymology dictionary

• serge — [ sɜrdʒ ] noun uncount a strong thick cloth made from wool …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• serge — ► NOUN ▪ a durable twilled woollen or worsted fabric. ORIGIN Old French sarge, from a variant of Latin serica lana silken wool …   English terms dictionary

• serge — [sʉrj] n. [ME sarge < OFr < VL * sarica < L serica, silken garments < sericus, silken, lit., of the Seres, a people of E Asia, prob. the Chinese < Gr Sēres, prob. ult. < Chin se, silk] a strong twilled fabric with a diagonal rib …   English World dictionary

• wool — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fleece; down, hair; worsted, yarn. adj. woolen; knitted; woolly, hairy, fleecy, downy, fluffy, flocculent. See covering, softness, materials. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fleecy fiber, especially of sheep]… …   English dictionary for students

• serge — serge1 /serrj/, n. 1. a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used esp. for clothing. 2. cotton, rayon, or silk in a twill weave. [1350 1400; < F; r. ME sarge < MF < VL *sarica, for L serica (lana) Chinese (wool), i.e., silk; see SERIC ] serge2… …   Universalium

• Serge — /serrj/; Fr. /serddzh/, n. a male given name. * * * ▪ fabric       (from Latin serica, “silk”), fabric much used for military uniforms, made in an even sided twill weave and usually clear finished that is, the fibre ends on the surface of the… …   Universalium

• serge — [14] The textile term serge is first cousin to silk. It comes via Old French sarge from *sārica, a Vulgar Latin alteration of Latin sērica. This was short for lāna sērica, which meant literally ‘wool of the Seres’. Seres was a name given to a… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• serge — I [[t]sɜrdʒ[/t]] n. tex any of various twill weave fabrics with the characteristic diagonal wale, esp. a smoothly finished worsted fabric used for suits • Etymology: 1350–1400; earlier, ME sarge < OFsarge(Fserge) < VL *sārica, for L sērica… …   From formal English to slang