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English Dictionary: Serge by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
serge
n
  1. a twilled woolen fabric
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Serge \Serge\, n. [F. serge, sarge, originally, a silken stuff,
      fr. L. serica, f. or neut. pl. of sericus silken. See
      {Sericeous}, {Silk}.]
      A woolen twilled stuff, much used as material for clothing
      for both sexes.
  
      {Silk serge}, a twilled silk fabric used mostly by tailors
            for lining parts of gentlemen's coats.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Serge \Serge\, n. [F. cierge.]
      A large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various
      churches.
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