English dictionary: words starting with serg

noun

A durable twilled woollen or worsted fabric.

Usage examples:

A heavy serge coat

noun

A rank of non-commissioned officer in the army or air force, above corporal and below staff sergeant.

Usage examples:

Because of the increased number of volunteer soldiers, the ministry will phase out recruitment of n…

noun

A rank of non-commissioned officer in the army or air force, above corporal and below staff sergeant.

Usage examples:

Because of the increased number of volunteer soldiers, the ministry will phase out recruitment of n…

noun

A sewing machine used for overcasting to prevent material from fraying at the edge.

Usage examples:

Various thread management accessories are available for both sergers and conventional sewing machin…

proper noun

A state in eastern brazil, on the atlantic coast; capital, aracajú.

proper noun

(1314–92), russian monastic reformer and mystic; russian name svyatoi sergi radonezhsky. he founded forty monasteries, re-establishing the monasticism which had been lost through the tartar invasion, and inspired the resistance which saved russia from the tartars in 1380. feast day, 25 september.

abbreviation

Sergeant.