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/ˈtɒp ɛdʒ/, U.S. /ˈtɑp ˌɛdʒ/ 1. Bookbinding. The upper edges of the pages in a book collectively, esp. when having a decorative gilt or coloured finish. Also in plural. Cf. top n.1 7b.
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head1818
1805 in W. Guthrie tr. Quinctilianus Inst. Eloquence I. (end matter) 3 vols. 4to. half bound morocco..gilt top edges.
1829 J. Bohn Catal. Eng. Bks. 50 4to. hf. bound, Turkey morocco, uncut, top edges gilt.
1884 Bookseller 6 Nov. 1176/2 The deckle edges are left at the side and bottom, the top edge alone being cut.
1960 G. A. Glaister Gloss. Bk. 408/2 Top edge gilt, a book having only the top edge gilded, the fore and foot edges being left plain. Abbreviated t.e.g.
2001 I. Sinclair Landor's Tower (2002) i. vii. 85 Top edges in gilt. Mint. Very good. Nice. A reading copy. With all faults.
2. Cricket. The upper edge of the bat in playing a cross-batted stroke; an uncontrolled shot played accidentally by the batter with this part of the bat.
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1877 Sheffield Daily Tel. 6 July 4/3 Watson got under one of Oscroft's, which went off the top edge of his bat to Selby at long-leg.
1955 Sunday Times 26 June 20/1 May..got a top edge and the ball fell just short of Endean at rather close fine leg.
1983 Wisden Cricket Monthly Dec. 17/2 Although in hooking at 16 he was fortunate that Dujon did not pick up a top-edge, Gavaskar raced surely to his 50 in only 37 balls.
2014 Mirror (Nexis) 10 Aug. A bouncer from Varun Aaron flew off the top edge between the peak and grille of his helmet.
2020 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 8 Feb. Yashasvi goes for heave but ends up getting a top edge that loops up in the air lands straight in the hands of Tanzil Hasan.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).
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top edge
c. spec. Of a book: One of the three surfaces left uncovered by the binding; called severally top edge, bottom edge, and fore edge.
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1891 N.E.D. at Edge Mod. The top edge of the book is gilt; the others are left white.
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