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Word entry · 5 letters

serge

Best crossword clue

"Durable twilled cloth"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /sɜːd͡ʒ/Part of speech nounSorted eegrsStarts with SEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2E3R4G5E

Definitions

  1. A durable twilled fabric, often made of wool.

Word origin

From Middle English sarge, from Old French sarge, serge, from Vulgar Latin *sarica, from Latin sērica (“silken, silk things”), from Ancient Greek σηρικός (sērikós, “silken”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Doublet of silk and seric.

Used in a sentence

  • What I noticed most strongly was his smell, of hair oil and serge and cigarette smoke, and something else, something intimate and sour and wholly, shockingly other.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Durable twilled cloth5 letters
02Twill fabric5 letters

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