Word: selvage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sel
vage
Definition: The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.
Morphemes:
Affix: self
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To fertilise by the same strain; to inbreed.
Affix: edge
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.