centi-. prefix. 1. denoting one hundredthSymbol: c: centimetre. 2. denoting a hundred: centipede.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Effigy. An effigy is a representation of a specific person, especially in the form of sculpture or some other three-dimensional medium. Effigies are common elements of funerary art, especially as a recumbent effigy in stone or metal placed on a tomb.
The selvage of a piece of curtain fabric. Note the selvage: the self-finished edge (foreground), regular weave pattern, maker's marks and the start of the main print.Part of a sheet of postage stamps from Australia showing selvage at the bottom. A selvage (US English) or selvedge (British English) is a self-finished edge of fabric.The selvages keep the fabric from unraveling or fraying. The selvages are a result of how the fabric is created.ote the selvage: the self-finished edge (foreground), regular weave pattern, maker's marks and the start of the main print. Part of a sheet of postage stamps from Australia showing selvage at the bottom.