knife-edgen.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪfɛdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪfˌɛdʒ/

1. The edge of a knife; also transferred, anything keenly cutting. Also attributive = knife-edged adj. at Derivatives.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > of edge

sharpc825

sharp-edgedc1000

well-edged1572

sheary1597

razored1613

blady1622

razor-edged1807

blade-like1859

knife-edged1863

vorpal1871

knife-edge1876

knifey1906

the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [noun]

roodOE

thornc1230

prickc1384

rack?a1425

travailerc1450

goading1548

twinge1548

goad1553

tormentor1553

cut1568

stingera1577

butcher1579

torture1612

bosom-devil1651

wound1844

knife-edge1876

nemesis1933

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective]

hiefulc1230

hastyc1330

swift1340

graithfula1400

yedera1400

short1480

speedy1529

expedite1540

quick1548

postingc1553

hasting1566

rushing1694

nimble1707

presto1767

presto change1835

quick-action1887

presto changeo1923

knife-edge1969

light speed1987

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iii. xxiii. 99 Her pride had felt a terrible knife-edge.

1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith ii. 80 To insert the knife-edge of a sharp discrimination.

1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket ii. i. 98 I would creep, crawl over knife-edge flint Barefoot.

a1930 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems (1932) 39 The sudden dripping down of the knife-edge cleavage of the lightning.

a1935 T. E. Lawrence Mint (1955) ii. xii. 132 He creases everybody's trousers with the knife-edge that Stiffy demands.

1969 Sci. Jrnl. Nov. 35/2 Steel wheels or even solid rubber tyres..give a knife-edge response which would render driving at speeds over 80 km/h impossibly dangerous.

a. A wedge of hard steel, on which a pendulum, scale-beam, or the like, is made to oscillate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > point of support

fulciment1640

fulcrum1659

hypomochlion1665

bearing point1734

point d'appui1787

knife-edge1818

1818 H. Kater in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 108 35 For the construction of the pendulum, it became of..importance to select a mode of suspension..free from objection. Diamond points, spheres, and the knife edge, were each considered.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1266 The pendulum is suspended on a knife-edge of very hard bronze.

1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci., Chem. 4 Delicate balances have their points of oscillation composed of a steel knife-edge working on agate planes.

b. transferred and figurative, esp. a sharp crest of rock, ice, sand, or the like. Also attributive, as knife-edge ridge.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [noun] > sharp edge

edgeOE

facea1382

cutting edge1825

knife-edge1871

knife-blade1902

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [noun] > formed by meeting of two surfaces

arris1437

piend1715

edge1823

knife-edge1871

1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe (1894) v. 120 Balancing ourselves on a knife-edge of ice between two crevasses.

1897 Pall Mall Mag. Aug. 524 She had come to the party..on the knife-edge of anticipation and alarm.

1907 Westm. Gaz. 26 Nov. 3/2 The road thereto lies along a ‘knife-edge’.

1925 W. J. Miller Introd. Physical Geol. viii. 252 A knife-edge ridge may also develop where glaciers in two parallel valleys erode and steepen the valley sides until only a very sharp divide separates the valleys.

1925 E. F. Norton in E. F. Norton et al. Fight for Everest: 1924 i. ii. 31 A ridge which begins in a knife-edge of rock worthy of the Chamounix Aiguilles.

1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. iii. 58 Knife edges, as certain razor-back sandhills are known.

1963 Times 24 Jan. 10/3 Mr. John Brass, chairman of the West Midlands Division of the N.C.B., said yesterday that west Midland coal supplies were poised ‘on a knife edge’ at the present.

1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo v. 74 The immediate foreground beneath the sandstone cliff..was eroded into a series of gullies and knife-edges like row upon row of yellowed shark's teeth.

1969 C. R. Longwell et al. Physical Geol. xii. 266/2 An arête is a jagged, knife-edge ridge created where two groups of cirque glaciers have eaten into the ridge from both sides.

1971 Country Life 25 Feb. 408/3 The ridge goes easily at first on firm snow..and finally ends in a snow knife-edge.

1972 Guardian 18 Feb. 24/5 The Government's knife-edge victory for the European Communities Bill in the Commons last night.

1974 Times 12 Oct. 1/1 A government with a knife-edge majority.

1974 Times 12 Oct. 1/2 Mr Wilson intends to govern on a parliamentary knife-edge for at least two or three years.

3. Diamond-cutting. (See quot. 1909.)

ΚΠ

1909 J. Wodiska Bk. Precious Stones 349 Knife-edge. The girdle of a brilliant cut to a sharp edge and polished.

Derivatives

knife-edged adj. having a thin sharp edge like a knife.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > of edge

sharpc825

sharp-edgedc1000

well-edged1572

sheary1597

razored1613

blady1622

razor-edged1807

blade-like1859

knife-edged1863

vorpal1871

knife-edge1876

knifey1906

1863 T. B. Curling Observ. Dis. Rectum (ed. 3) v. 45 A pair of knife-edged scissors.

1865 A. Geikie Scenery & Geol. Scotl. vi. 118 A mere knife-edged crest, shelving steeply into the glens on either side.

1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 445/2 A knife-edged craft with wide keel.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knife-edge
释义	knife-edgen. Brit. /ˈnʌɪfɛdʒ/, U.S. /ˈnaɪfˌɛdʒ/ 1. The edge of a knife; also transferred, anything keenly cutting. Also attributive = knife-edged adj. at Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > of edge sharpc825 sharp-edgedc1000 well-edged1572 sheary1597 razored1613 blady1622 razor-edged1807 blade-like1859 knife-edged1863 vorpal1871 knife-edge1876 knifey1906 the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [noun] roodOE thornc1230 prickc1384 rack?a1425 travailerc1450 goading1548 twinge1548 goad1553 tormentor1553 cut1568 stingera1577 butcher1579 torture1612 bosom-devil1651 wound1844 knife-edge1876 nemesis1933 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] hiefulc1230 hastyc1330 swift1340 graithfula1400 yedera1400 short1480 speedy1529 expedite1540 quick1548 postingc1553 hasting1566 rushing1694 nimble1707 presto1767 presto change1835 quick-action1887 presto changeo1923 knife-edge1969 light speed1987 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iii. xxiii. 99 Her pride had felt a terrible knife-edge. 1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith ii. 80 To insert the knife-edge of a sharp discrimination. 1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket ii. i. 98 I would creep, crawl over knife-edge flint Barefoot. a1930 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems (1932) 39 The sudden dripping down of the knife-edge cleavage of the lightning. a1935 T. E. Lawrence Mint (1955) ii. xii. 132 He creases everybody's trousers with the knife-edge that Stiffy demands. 1969 Sci. Jrnl. Nov. 35/2 Steel wheels or even solid rubber tyres..give a knife-edge response which would render driving at speeds over 80 km/h impossibly dangerous. 2. a. A wedge of hard steel, on which a pendulum, scale-beam, or the like, is made to oscillate. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > point of support fulciment1640 fulcrum1659 hypomochlion1665 bearing point1734 point d'appui1787 knife-edge1818 1818 H. Kater in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 108 35 For the construction of the pendulum, it became of..importance to select a mode of suspension..free from objection. Diamond points, spheres, and the knife edge, were each considered. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1266 The pendulum is suspended on a knife-edge of very hard bronze. 1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci., Chem. 4 Delicate balances have their points of oscillation composed of a steel knife-edge working on agate planes. b. transferred and figurative, esp. a sharp crest of rock, ice, sand, or the like. Also attributive, as knife-edge ridge. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [noun] > sharp edge edgeOE facea1382 cutting edge1825 knife-edge1871 knife-blade1902 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [noun] > formed by meeting of two surfaces arris1437 piend1715 edge1823 knife-edge1871 1871 L. Stephen Playground of Europe (1894) v. 120 Balancing ourselves on a knife-edge of ice between two crevasses. 1897 Pall Mall Mag. Aug. 524 She had come to the party..on the knife-edge of anticipation and alarm. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 26 Nov. 3/2 The road thereto lies along a ‘knife-edge’. 1925 W. J. Miller Introd. Physical Geol. viii. 252 A knife-edge ridge may also develop where glaciers in two parallel valleys erode and steepen the valley sides until only a very sharp divide separates the valleys. 1925 E. F. Norton in E. F. Norton et al. Fight for Everest: 1924 i. ii. 31 A ridge which begins in a knife-edge of rock worthy of the Chamounix Aiguilles. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. iii. 58 Knife edges, as certain razor-back sandhills are known. 1963 Times 24 Jan. 10/3 Mr. John Brass, chairman of the West Midlands Division of the N.C.B., said yesterday that west Midland coal supplies were poised ‘on a knife edge’ at the present. 1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo v. 74 The immediate foreground beneath the sandstone cliff..was eroded into a series of gullies and knife-edges like row upon row of yellowed shark's teeth. 1969 C. R. Longwell et al. Physical Geol. xii. 266/2 An arête is a jagged, knife-edge ridge created where two groups of cirque glaciers have eaten into the ridge from both sides. 1971 Country Life 25 Feb. 408/3 The ridge goes easily at first on firm snow..and finally ends in a snow knife-edge. 1972 Guardian 18 Feb. 24/5 The Government's knife-edge victory for the European Communities Bill in the Commons last night. 1974 Times 12 Oct. 1/1 A government with a knife-edge majority. 1974 Times 12 Oct. 1/2 Mr Wilson intends to govern on a parliamentary knife-edge for at least two or three years. 3. Diamond-cutting. (See quot. 1909.) ΚΠ 1909 J. Wodiska Bk. Precious Stones 349 Knife-edge. The girdle of a brilliant cut to a sharp edge and polished. Derivatives knife-edged adj. having a thin sharp edge like a knife. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > of edge sharpc825 sharp-edgedc1000 well-edged1572 sheary1597 razored1613 blady1622 razor-edged1807 blade-like1859 knife-edged1863 vorpal1871 knife-edge1876 knifey1906 1863 T. B. Curling Observ. Dis. Rectum (ed. 3) v. 45 A pair of knife-edged scissors. 1865 A. Geikie Scenery & Geol. Scotl. vi. 118 A mere knife-edged crest, shelving steeply into the glens on either side. 1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 445/2 A knife-edged craft with wide keel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1818
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