edgedadj.
/ɛdʒd/ 1. Furnished with a cutting edge; sharpened, trenchant. Also figurative. Cf. two-edged adj. For edged tool see edge-tool n.
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the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > of edge > having sharp edge
yegged1297
edged1594
edgeful1614
edgy1775
1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido iv. i With the sharpness of my edged sting.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iii. vii. 52 Oh turne thy edged Sword another way.
1640 T. Carew Poems 140 Justice, hath to the sword of your edg'd eyes His equall ballance joyn'd.
1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. xiii. 221 Afterwards with Edg'd Grooving Tools..they cut down..the Extuberances.
1833 J. Lardner Manuf. Metal II. 2 (Cabinet Cycl.) Nor are the edged stones..so defectively formed..as might be imagined.
2. Having an edge or lateral boundary: only with defining prefix, indicative of colour, number, etc.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [adjective] > having an edge or border > of specific kind
skirted1608
rimmed1641
edged1776
lipped1844
1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. I. 298 Tips three-edged.
1884 W. Black Judith Shakespeare vi The red-edged leaves.
1891 N.E.D. at Edged Mod. Black-edged note-paper.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [adjective] > having an edge or border > of specific kind > having an ornamental border
edged1697
1697 London Gaz. No. 3304/4 A Gold Watch..having an Edged Case.
1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 95 An Edg'd Hat.
1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Clear Starching To order the edged heads; when you find they are clapp'd sufficiently, pin it down to the board.
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