serge

[US]/sɜːdʒ/
[UK]/sɝdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.coarse woolen fabric
small square-patterned woolen fabric
serge cloth
Word Forms
Pluralserges

Phrases & Collocations

serge fabric

serge trousers

navy serge jacket

Example Sentences

The glass bottle is clear at the bottom, graduating into black towards the all-black cap.Crystal droplets are engraved on the back of the flacon, which was designed by French sculptor Serge Mansau.

a sergeant in the army

to wear a serge suit

a blue serge dress

a serge of police officers

to march in a serge

a serge of geese flying overhead

a serge of nurses rushing to help

to salute the sergeant

a sergeant-at-arms in the parliament

to be promoted to sergeant rank

Real-world Examples

The most common kinds of woollen cloth are flannel, serge, merino, and tweed.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

Would you make me a dust coat out of this serge?

Source: Shopping Dialogue for Traveling Abroad:

He wore a blue serge suit and a white necktie stained with orange juice.

Source: Stuart Little

She wore blue serge, and a smart fall hat.

Source: Medium-rare steak

Biff Brannon changed his light seersucker trousers for dark-blue serge ones.

Source: The heart is a lonely hunter.

It was a parcel of moderate dimensions, wrapped up in a piece of black serge.

Source: The Mystery of 813 (Part 1)

She took off the blue-dotted silk waist and put on the old brown serge she used to wear.

Source: Selected Works of O. Henry

In front of people, he was a serious sergeant in a serge suit and paid lip service to them.

Source: Pan Pan

He was dressed in a sort of Norfolk jacket of blue serge worn threadbare, with breeches of the same, and grey worsted stockings.

Source: News from Wuyou Township (Part 1)

There were cashmeres, serges and vicunas there, and he declared that there was nothing better to be had, for you could never wear them out.

Source: Women’s Paradise (Part 1)

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