serge
noun
- 2/2 twill-woven fabric of silk, worsted, or other fibres
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /sɜːd͡ʒ/ / /sɝd͡ʒ/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English cerge, from Old French ci(e)rge, cerge & chierge.
- A large wax candle used in some church ceremonies.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English sarge, from Old French sarge, serge, from Vulgar Latin *sarica, from Latin sērica (“silken, silk things”), from Ancient Greek σηρικός (sērikós, “silken”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Doublet of silk and seric.
- To overlock.