Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SELVEDGE, n. Sc. usage: the parapet of a bridge (Peb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. X. 283).
[Sic, as a metaphor from weaving, but phs. a corruption of Shelvin, q.v. Cf. Sellum above.]
