What is the meaning of edged?

verb

  • Advance slowly, as if by inches.
    • usage: "He edged towards the car"
  • Provide with a border or edge.
    • usage: "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
  • Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.
    • usage: "Canada adjoins the U. S."; "England marches with Scotland"
  • Provide with an edge.
    • usage: "edge a blade"

adjective

  • Having a specified kind of border or edge.
    • usage: "a black-edged card"; "rough-edged leaves"; "dried sweat left salt-edged patches"
  • Of speech. ( harsh or hurtful in tone or character)
    • usage: "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
  • Having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination.
    • usage: "an edged knife"; "a two-edged sword"
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