释义 |
featheredge I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun 1. a. : a very thin sharp edge; especially : one that is easily broken or bent over like the edge of a feather b. : such an edge that is bent or curled over on a cutting tool 2. a. : a thin edge of a board of triangular or trapezoidal section b. : a board with one edge thinner than the other 3. : deckle edge 4. : the thin edge of a gravel road built on a flat subgrade, the thickness of the gravel surface being gradually increased from the edges to the center line 5. : a blurred edge (as of a written or printed character) caused by feathering 6. : a fringe of hair; especially : a thin narrow fringe at the nape of the neck II. transitive verb 1. a. : to produce a featheredge upon b. : to make into a featheredge < the thin boards were featheredged for clapboards > 2. : to smooth out one edge of as thin as possible < featheredge the new paint along the edge of the painted area > 3. : to make the edge of (a photograph) thin (as by cutting, tearing, or sandpapering) so as to match smoothly with other photographs in a mosaic III. adjective 1. : featheredged 2. : consisting of or being a featheredge |