| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun edging.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (edge) | 1. Advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car".[Wordnet]. 2. Provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery".[Wordnet]. 3. Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.[Wordnet]. 4. Provide with an edge; "edge a blade".[Wordnet]. 5. To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.[Websters]. 6. To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.[Websters]. 7. To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box.[Websters]. 8. To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.[Websters]. 9. To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.[Websters]. 10. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.[Websters]. 11. To sail close to the wind.[Websters]. 12. Base verb from the following inflections: edging, edged, edges, edger, edgers, edgingly and edgedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (edging) | 1. Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug).[Wordnet]. 2. That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden.[Websters]. 3. The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal.[Websters]. | |
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Date "EDGINGS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1816. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EDGINGS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Industry | Narrow laces used for trimming, with one edge straight and the other usually scalloped or indented. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: edging
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Edging machine | A machine tool with a revolving cutter, for dressing edges, as of boards, or metal plates, to a pattern or templet. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Hamburg edging | A kind of embroidered work done by machinery on cambric or muslin; -- used for trimming. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: edging
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Color edging | Business | Extraneous colors appearing at the edges of colored objects, and differing from the true colors in the object. (references) | |
| Edging grinder | Mechanical Engineering | A machine used to convert waste wood into chips. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Supervisor, edging | Occupations | Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in edging and beveling of glass and mirrors: Patrols work areas and observes workers to assure conformance to company standards. Trains new workers in duties. Performs other duties as described under SUPERVISOR (any industry) Master Title. May perform routine maintenance on machines. May change or dress grinding wheels. May supervise workers engaged in operation of grooving machine that grinds grooves in glass shelving. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: edging | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Edging | 5 | Edging | 5 | |
| Edging (climbing) | 3 | Edging (climbing) | 3 | |
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