The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SELVEDGE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1988.
Ravel preventer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SELVEDGE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ravel preventer
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- selvedge
- selvage
- crown
- crowning
- figure of eight
- overcast
- stopper
- stopper knot
- stoppered
- swifter
- save
- ache
Crossword Answer definitions
SELVEDGE noun- The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.
- Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling.
- The excess area of any printed or perforated sheet, such as the border on a sheet of postage stamps or the wide margins of an engraving.
- A distinct border of a mass of igneous rock. It is usually fine-grained or glassy due to rapid cooling.
- Clay-like material found along and around a geological fault.
- The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.
- That part of a lode adjacent to the walls on either side.
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