serge

Meanings

1. A type of worsted cloth.
2. A garment made of this fabric.

1. To overlock.

1. A large wax candle used in some church ceremonies.

Etymology

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.