serge

See also Serge, and sergé

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒ

Etymology 1

From French serge, replacing an older borrowing from Middle French sarge < Old French < Vulgar Latin *sarica < Latin sērica.

Noun

serge (countable and uncountable; plural serges)

1. a type of worsted cloth

Verb

serge (third-person singular simple present serges, present participle serging, simple past and past participle serged)

1. (sewing) To overlock.

Etymology 2

French cierge.

Noun

serge (plural serges)

1. A large wax candle used in some church ceremonies.

Anagrams

• grees