Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In bookbinding, the operation of trimming down with a knife the rough edges or bolts of a sewed and uncut book.
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A profoundly influential ensemble player and solo artist, Hammer helped outline the possibilities of jazz-rock fusion with edge-cutting albums like Oh, Yeah?
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A profoundly influential ensemble player and solo artist, Hammer helped outline the possibilities of jazz-rock fusion with edge-cutting albums like Oh, Yeah?
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The fresh figure of speech racing through the lingo of the edge-cutting calls up the image of a runner straining ahead, the tilt of the body throwing weight forward to aid acceleration.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The fresh figure of speech racing through the lingo of the edge-cutting calls up the image of a runner straining ahead, the tilt of the body throwing weight forward to aid acceleration.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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A profoundly influential ensemble player and solo artist, Hammer helped outline the possibilities of jazz-rock fusion with edge-cutting albums like Oh, Yeah?
Expecting Rain Huffington Post 2010
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Services include edge-cutting individual life coaching such as virtual online coaching, "walk-and talk" at Chicago's
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Services include edge-cutting individual life coaching such as virtual online coaching,
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