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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Edge \Edge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Edged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Edging.]
     1. To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
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              To edge her champion's sword.         --Dryden.
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     2. To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.
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     3. To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress;
        to edge a garden with box.
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              Hills whose tops were edged with groves. --Pope.
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     4. To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to
        exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on. [Obs.]
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              By such reasonings, the simple were blinded, and the
              malicious edged.                      --Hayward.
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     5. To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing
        forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.
        --Locke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Edging \Edg"ing\, n.
     1. That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe,
        trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden.
        --Dryden.
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     2. The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything,
        as of a piece of metal.
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     Edging machine, a machine tool with a revolving cutter, for
        dressing edges, as of boards, or metal plates, to a
        pattern or templet.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Edge \Edge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Edged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Edging.]
     1. To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
  
              To edge her champion's sword.         --Dryden.
  
     2. To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.
  
     3. To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress;
        to edge a garden with box.
  
              Hills whose tops were edged with groves. --Pope.
  
     4. To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to
        exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on. [Obs.]
  
              By such reasonings, the simple were blinded, and the
              malicious edged.                      --Hayward.
  
     5. To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing
        forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.
        --Locke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Edging \Edg"ing\, n.
     1. That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe,
        trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden.
        --Dryden.
  
     2. The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything,
        as of a piece of metal.
  
     Edging machine, a machine tool with a revolving cutter, for
        dressing edges, as of boards, or metal plates, to a
        pattern or templet.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  edging
       n : border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish
           something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  edging
     n.
     1 Anything that forms, defines, or marks the edge of something.
     2 (lb en rock climbing) A technique involving the placement of the
  edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold.
     3 The operation of shape or dressing the edge of anything, as of a
  piece of metal.
     4 The sexual technique of maintaining a high level of sexual arousal
  for an extended period of time without reaching orgasm.
     vb.
     (present participle of en edge nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  edging
     n.
     1 Anything that forms, defines, or marks the edge of something.
     2 (lb en rock climbing) A technique involving the placement of the
  edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold.
     3 The operation of shape or dressing the edge of anything, as of a
  piece of metal.
     4 The sexual technique of maintaining a high level of sexual arousal
  for an extended period of time without reaching orgasm.
     vb.
     (present participle of en edge nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  edging
     n.
     1 Anything that forms, defines, or marks the edge of something.
     2 (lb en rock climbing) A technique involving the placement of the
  edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold.
     3 The operation of shape or dressing the edge of anything, as of a
  piece of metal.
     4 The sexual technique of maintaining a high level of sexual arousal
  for an extended period of time without reaching orgasm.
     vb.
     (present participle of en edge nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  edging
     n.
     1 Anything that forms, defines, or marks the edge of something.
     2 (lb en rock climbing) A technique involving the placement of the
  edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold.
     3 The operation of shape or dressing the edge of anything, as of a
  piece of metal.
     4 The sexual technique of maintaining a high level of sexual arousal
  for an extended period of time without reaching orgasm.
     vb.
     (present participle of en edge nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  edging
     Englanti n.
     reuna

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  edging /ˈɛdʒɪŋ/
  rand

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Edging /ˈɛdʒɪŋ/
  الشحذ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  edging /ˈɛdʒɪŋ/
  okraj