From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
[Overlock]
*** Etymology
From [en].
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to cut the fabric as it stitches.
2. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2008 | author=Shannon Okey | title=The Pillow Book: Over 25 Simple-to-Sew Patterns for Every Room and Every Mood | pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ZTthp5jNMc0C&pg=PA31&dq=%22serger%22%7C%22sergers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zCgIU5H8KoSCkQWeg4DgDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22serger%22%7C%22sergers%22&f=false | page=31
|passage=If using a SERGER instead of a sewing machine, remember to eliminate
or otherwise take into account the seam allowances given to each pattern, or
you may end up with a larger pillow than expected.[...] SERGERS, which create
a series of overlapping stitches on the actual edge of the fabric, cutting
away the excess, do not require seam allowances.}}
1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2008 | author=Madlyn Easley | title=Quick and Easy Window Treatments: 15 Easy-Sew Projects that Build Skills, Too | pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=7vKLM6t3qakC&pg=PA20&dq=%22serger%22%7C%22sergers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CisIU5b6C9DOkAWIzIDYCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22serger%22%7C%22sergers%22&f=false | page=20
|passage=If you have a SERGER, you can use it to finish fabric edges so they
don't ravel, but the zigzag stitch on your regular machine works well, too.}}
1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2010 | author=Cait London | title=Instinctive Male | pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=nJC22OV1rPcC&pg=PA158&dq=%22serger%22%7C%22sergers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CisIU5b6C9DOkAWIzIDYCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22serger%22%7C%22sergers%22&f=false | page=158
|passage=With that, Mikhail sat down to place spools of thread on the SERGER,
studying the directions and clearly dismissing her.}}
**** Synonyms
- [type of sewing machine] [en] MACHINE
**** Related terms
- [en]
*** Anagrams
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