featheredge

featheredge
noun
a thin tapering edge
• Hypernyms: ↑edge

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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
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
2. : consisting of or being a featheredge

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—featheredged, adj.
/fedh"euhr ej'/, n.
1. an edge that thins out like a feather.
2. the thinner edge of a wedge-shaped board or plank.
3. a tool for giving a smooth, even finish to plasterwork at corners.
4. (in silver work) a band of closely spaced oblique lines engraved along an edge of a piece.
[1610-20; FEATHER + EDGE]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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