serger
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈsɜrdʒər/
- Specialized
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overlock
- I LOVE my Baby Lock Serger and look for excuses to change the thread.
Examples
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So on this one, I used a serger, which also works.
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I used a friend's serger and made short work of it.
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And, if your current serger is new enough, see if the dealer will take it in trade.
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On the other hand, I did drag out my serger to finish the edges.
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Treat yourself to a new serger with their Jet Air Threading System and their regulated tension discs, too.
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The serger quickly finished the edges of the fabric, preventing them from fraying.
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With my new serger, I can create professional-looking seams on my sewing projects.
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She demonstrated how to use the serger to trim and overcast the raw edges of the cloth.
Synonyms
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7.8
A sewing machine that trims and sews fabric edges to stop them coming apart
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Serger comes from the sewing verb serge, which means 'to finish or overcast the edge' of cloth. So a serger is the machine that trims and 'sews' the fabric edge at the same time to stop it from fraying.