Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An edge as thin as a feather; the thinner edge, as of a board or plank; the shallow edge of the furrow of a millstone, etc.
- To cut away to a thin or beveled edge; produce a feather-edge upon, as on leather or other material.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster.
- noun Any thin, as on a board or a razor.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a thin tapering edge
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Examples
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This is basically the method used to insert all tacks, although in some cases it is necessary for the pincers to pleat and twist the margin to obtain a smooth feather-edge line.
Chapter 6 1982
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To avoid damaging the feather-edge, the blows should be directed so that they have a slight inwards component.
Chapter 6 1982
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A line of fine feather-edge braid finishes the tie in a dainty manner.
The Art of Modern Lace Making The Butterick Publishing Co.
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She was already worn to a feather-edge before Mary's ingratitude.
Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness Robert S. Carroll
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The scarf is about a yard in length and is darned with linen floss and edged with the finest feather-edge braid.
The Art of Modern Lace Making The Butterick Publishing Co.
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And so it came that Richard grew up and continued without an attachment or a friendship or a purpose; and with a distrust of men in the gross promoted to feather-edge.
The President A novel Alfred Henry Lewis 1885
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Last summer we had the top half of our house clad in feather-edge oak boarding.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Last summer we had the top half of our house clad in feather-edge oak boarding.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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It was very dark, and I knew that as our sails were set, and we bore from her, it would be difficult for her to keep us in sight, as we only presented what we call the feather-edge of our sails to her.
The Privateersman Frederick Marryat 1820
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It was very dark, and I knew that as our sails were set, and we bore from her, it would be difficult for her to keep us in sight, as we only presented what we call the feather-edge of our sails to her.
The Privateer's-Man One hundred Years Ago Frederick Marryat 1820
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