serge
3
7.9
- noun
- /sɜrdʒ/
:
sarga
- My father wore a blue serge suit to go to church.
- blue serge
Examples
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The man who designed blue serge uniforms for police departments... ...has to sell these for a living!
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The glary bronze necktie was loosened, and his blue serge coat was unbuttoned.
Fiction book (1997) -
I mean, your eyes... your eyes, they shine like the pants of a blue serge suit.
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His blue serge suit would have been thrown out by Goodwill.
Fiction book (2001) -
A dapper little man in a neat blue serge suit.
Fiction book (1991) -
Small refreshing trickles ran down my back under the grey serge of my traveling gown.
Fiction book (1991) -
Navy serge, 19 ounce.
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Mrs. Carroll, tall, nodding in her blue serge suit, bent over a semicircle of anxious, scuffling.
Fiction book (1997) -
My father wore a blue serge suit to go to church.
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The glary bronze necktie was loosened, and his blue serge coat was unbuttoned.
Synonyms
9
2.3
A cloth or piece of clothing made from wool to keep warm
2
3.2
Cloth used to make suits, often wool or a wool mix
1
9.9
A rough, strong cloth made from linen and wool for clothes and blankets
1
9.9
A rough cloth made from linen and wool used for making clothes
A smooth, strong silk cloth used to line coats and jackets
A soft light brown cloth made from camel hair for coats and suits
A fine soft silk cloth used for linings and delicate clothes
Compounds
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Serge first meant a kind of silk cloth: it comes from Latin serica meaning 'silk', from Greek serikos and the name Seres, the people famous for silk. Later the name came to mean a strong wool cloth with a diagonal weave, so today serge means a durable fabric often used for suits and uniforms.