What does serge mean?

Definitions for serge
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sergenoun

    a twilled woolen fabric

Wiktionary

  1. sergenoun

    a type of worsted cloth

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sergenoun

    A kind of cloath.

    Etymology: serge, French; xerga, Spanish, which Covairuvias derives from xirica, Arabick; Stephen Skinner from serge, German, a mat.

    The same wool one man felts into a hat, another weaves into cloath, another into kersey or serge, and another into arras. Matthew Hale.

    Ye weavers, all your shuttles throw,
    And bid broad-cloaths and serges grow. John Gay.

ChatGPT

  1. serge

    Serge is a type of durable, twilled fabric that is typically made of wool or a blend of fibers. It is used for making clothing items such as suits, coats, and uniforms due to its sturdy nature. The fabric has a distinct diagonal pattern on both sides.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sergenoun

    a woolen twilled stuff, much used as material for clothing for both sexes

  2. Sergenoun

    a large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various churches

  3. Etymology: [F. serge, sarge, originally, a silken stuff, fr. L. serica, f. or neut. pl. of sericus silken. See Sericeous, Silk.]

Wikidata

  1. Serge

    Serge is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two-up, two-down weave. The worsted variety is used in making military uniforms, suits, great coats and trench coats. Its counterpart, silk serge, is used for linings. French serge is a softer, finer variety. The word is also used for a high quality woolen woven.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Serge

    sėrj, n. a strong twilled fabric, once of silk, now usually of worsted.—n. Sergette′, a thin serge. [Fr.,—L. serica, silk—Seres, the Chinese.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SERGE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Serge is ranked #48628 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Serge surname appeared 434 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Serge.

    82.7% or 359 total occurrences were White.
    8.9% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    7.6% or 33 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of serge in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of serge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of serge in a Sentence

  1. Jason Bowles:

    Serge Svetnoy are convinced that this was sabotage and Hannah is being framed, we believe that the scene was tampered with as well before the police arrived.

  2. President Francois Hollande:

    Serge Lazarevic, Serge Lazarevic, is free, france has no more hostages, in any part of the world.

  3. President Francois Hollande:

    Serge Lazarevic, our last hostage, is free, france has no more hostages, in any part of the world.

  4. Kendrick Perkins:

    What happened was I was talking to my old teammate, Serge, walking into halftime telling him ‘We about to win this game,’ and Drake butted in talking s--- to me. So I said something back to him.

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