serger means A type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to cut the fabric as it stitches. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
Etymology
From serge + -er.
noun
- A type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to cut the fabric as it stitches.“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.”