- featheredge
- noun Date: 1616 a very thin sharp edge; especially one that is easily broken or bent over • featheredge transitive verb
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featheredge
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featheredge — [feth′ərej΄] n. a very thin edge, as on a board or tool vt. featheredged, featheredging to give such an edge to … English World dictionary
featheredge — noun a thin tapering edge • Hypernyms: ↑edge * * * I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : a very thin sharp edge; especially : one that is easily broken or bent over like the edge of a feather … Useful english dictionary
featheredge file — noun Etymology: featheredge from feather (III) + edge : a file of narrow rhomboidal or double half round section … Useful english dictionary
featheredge — featheredged, adj. /fedh euhr ej /, n. 1. an edge that thins out like a feather. 2. the thinner edge of a wedge shaped board or plank. 3. a tool for giving a smooth, even finish to plasterwork at corners. 4. (in silver work) a band of closely… … Universalium
Featheredge — Необрезанный край (бумаги ручного изготовления); Тонкая отливная кромка (дефект бумаги) … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
featheredge — Synonyms and related words: bank, board, border, bordure, brim, brink, brow, coast, cutting edge, edge, edge tool, flange, frame, fringe, hem, knife edge, labellum, labium, labrum, ledge, limb, limbus, lip, list, marge, margin, ragged edge, razor … Moby Thesaurus
featheredge — n. sharp edge, thin edge … English contemporary dictionary
featheredge — feath•er•edge [[t]ˈfɛð ərˌɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. edged, edg•ing. n. 1) a thin or tapered edge, esp. one that is sharp 2) an object or implement with such an edge 3) to give such an edge to • Etymology: 1610–20 … From formal English to slang
featheredge — See feather edge … Dictionary of automotive terms
feather — I. noun Etymology: Middle English fether, from Old English; akin to Old High German federa wing, Latin petere to go to, seek, Greek petesthai to fly, piptein to fall, pteron wing Date: before 12th century 1. a. any of the light horny epidermal… … New Collegiate Dictionary
