From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishraw edgeraw edgethe edge of a piece of material before it has been sewn Turn over the raw edges and stitch. → raw
Examples from the Corpus
raw edge• Neaten outer edge of bias strip or turn under raw edge.• Fans and reviewers enjoyed the raw edge and revelled in the energy and melody thrown out of the guitar crashing mayhem.• With raw edges level, tack bias strip around neck edge with ends on top of facing.• To make a plain seam, place two pieces of fabric together with right sides facing and with raw edges level.• Turn in the raw edges of both seam allowances towards each other and match the folded edges.• Trim the raw edges of the fabric with pinking shears.• Turn under the raw edge of the top seam allowance and tack in place over the trimmed edge.• In a week or so weather and growth would have sealed up again all the raw edges that betrayed its use. 