- feath|er|edge
- feath|er|edge «FEHTH uhr EHJ», noun.a very thin. easily damaged edge.
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feath|er|edged — «FEHTH uhr EHJD», adjective. having a very thin, easily damaged edge … Useful english dictionary
feather-edge — feathˈer edge noun An edge of a board or plank thinner than the other edge • • • Main Entry: ↑feather … Useful english dictionary
Feather-edge — Feath er edge , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster. [1913 Webster] 2. Any thin, as on a board or a razor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
featheredge — feath•er•edge [[t]ˈfɛð ərˌɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. edged, edg•ing. n. 1) a thin or tapered edge, esp. one that is sharp 2) an object or implement with such an edge 3) to give such an edge to • Etymology: 1610–20 … From formal English to slang
Feather-edged — Feath er edged , a. Having a feather edge; also, having one edge thinner than the other, as a board; in the United States, said only of stuff one edge of which is made as thin as practicable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
