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Definition of Edging
1. Noun. Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug).
Group relationships: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile, Carpet, Carpeting, Rug, Arras, Tapestry
Specialized synonyms: Fringe, Orphrey
Derivative terms: Edge
Definition of Edging
1. n. That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden.
Definition of Edging
1. Verb. (present participle of edge) ¹
2. Noun. Something that forms, defines or marks the edge. ¹
3. Noun. (context: rock climbing) Technique involving the placement of the edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold. ¹
4. Noun. The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal. ¹
5. Noun. To ability to control or delay one's orgasm ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Edging
1. something that forms or serves as an edge [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Edging
Literary usage of Edging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1843)
"edging of Yellow Crocus, 30 plants. Standard Roses, 4 plants. ... edging of Purple
Auricula, 30 plants. Double Anemones, 200 roots. Larkspur. 12. ..."
2. Lumber, Its Manufacture and Distribution by Ralph Clement Bryant (1922)
"CHAPTER IX SAWING, edging, AND TRIMMING THREE main operations are involved in
converting a ... The purpose of edging lumber is to square-edge the product, ..."
3. Clothing for Women; Selection, Design, Construction: A Practical Manual for by Laura Irene Baldt (1916)
"Draw the gathers to fit the neck, trim the plain part of the edging away so that
there is sufficient material beyond the embroidery to serve as a facing, ..."
4. Road Making and Maintenance: A Practical Treatise for Engineers, Surveyors by Thomas Aitken (1900)
"The edging consists of an iron plate 9 inches to 12 inches deep and \ inch thick,
jointed longitudinally where necessary by a cover-plate fixed on the ..."
5. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1905)
"digging this hole it was found that the large stones or boulders edging the larger
pavement, HL, were the summit of a rude wall, sloping toward the centre F ..."
6. The Lives of the Puritans: Containing a Biographical Account of Those by Benjamin Brook (1813)
"How a little black edging could offend his lordship, is certainly not easy to
discover. It was not prohibited by any of the canons, nor any violation of the ..."
7. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The wide part bearing the double- headed eagle of Russia is oí drawn thread
embroidery: the scalloped edging is of Russian pillow-made lace, ..."
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