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Definition of Edge in
1. Verb. Push one's way into (a space).
Generic synonyms: Approach, Come Near, Come On, Draw Close, Draw Near, Go Up, Near
Lexicographical Neighbors of Edge In
Literary usage of Edge in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"So girt in dazzling brass, they rallying went, 440 Whom great Poseidon led, and
held a sword, Gleaming like lightning, of a terrible edge, In his broad hand ..."
2. Influences of Geographic Environment, on the Basis of Ratzel's System of by Ellen Churchill Semple (1911)
"... his inner edge. outer edge finds its greatest significance, which is for
Artificial extension of inner edge. Outer edge in original settlement. ..."
3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1883)
"But we deny that the uncut edge, in itself, is an essential attribute of beauty.
To say the least, this point is debatable, and where there is no ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the District of by Arthur MacArthur, Supreme Court, Franklin Hubbell Mackey, District of Columbia Supreme Court, District of Columbia (1884)
"Respondents insist that the claim, in order to be definite enough to be valid,
should fix the precise points at which the upper edge in question is to ..."
5. An Introduction to the Theory of Optics by Sir Arthur Schuster (1904)
"Shadow of a straight edge in divergent light. If L (Fig. fia) represents the
source of light, which we suppose to be a luminous line parallel to the edge E ..."
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