knife-edged

[ nahyf-ejd ]

/ ˈnaɪfˌɛdʒd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR knife-edged ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

having a thin, sharp edge.

Origin of knife-edged

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby knife-edged

Knies, Kniest syndrome, knife, knife box, knife edge, knife-edged, knife grinder, knifeman, knife pleat, knifepoint, knife rest

Example sentences from the Web for knife-edged

The knife-edged saddle is very rotten, but leads to a firm block of rock nearly 1,000 ft. above the sea.
Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II|W. P. Haskett Smith
By her side the little Spaniard with his knife-edged trousers and thin-waisted coat appeared comic.
Dust of the Desert|Robert Welles Ritchie
And again the knife-edged passage was disputed, and again they fell back to the beach.
The House of Pride|Jack London
Other forms are saw-like with straight edges or knife-edged.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn

The first means sharp, the second narrow, both applying well to the knife-edged ridges of the desert.
Tent Work in Palestine|Claude Reignier Conder

单词	knife-edged
释义	knife-edged [ nahyf-ejd ] / ˈnaɪfˌɛdʒd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR knife-edged ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having a thin, sharp edge. Origin of knife-edged First recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby knife-edged Knies, Kniest syndrome, knife, knife box, knife edge, knife-edged, knife grinder, knifeman, knife pleat, knifepoint, knife rest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for knife-edged The knife-edged saddle is very rotten, but leads to a firm block of rock nearly 1,000 ft. above the sea. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II\|W. P. Haskett Smith By her side the little Spaniard with his knife-edged trousers and thin-waisted coat appeared comic. Dust of the Desert\|Robert Welles Ritchie And again the knife-edged passage was disputed, and again they fell back to the beach. The House of Pride\|Jack London Other forms are saw-like with straight edges or knife-edged. Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn The first means sharp, the second narrow, both applying well to the knife-edged ridges of the desert. Tent Work in Palestine\|Claude Reignier Conder Words related to knife-edged acute, pointed, stinging, sharpened, keen, salient, fine, tapering, peaked, barbed, piercing, acuminate, jagged, edged, horned, honed, gnawing, shooting, serrated, spiked
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knife-edged

adjective

Origin of knife-edged

Words nearby knife-edged

Example sentences from the Web for knife-edged

Words related to knife-edged