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—edgingly, adv./ej"ing/, n.1. something that forms or is placed along an edge or border.2. Skiing. the tilting of a ski to the side so that one edge cuts into the snow.[1550-60; EDGE + -ING1]
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Edging — can refer to:*Edging (climbing), a climbing technique. *Edging (masturbation), a masturbation technique … Wikipedia
Edging — Edg ing, n. 1. That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Edging — Edging. См. Обработка кромки. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
edging — index border, contiguous, edge (border), outline (boundary), proximate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
edging — (n.) 1570s, the putting of a border, from prp. of EDGE (Cf. edge) (v.). Meaning a border is from 1660s; that of the trimming of lawn edges is from 1858 … Etymology dictionary
edging — ► NOUN ▪ something forming an edge or border … English terms dictionary
edging — [ej′iŋ] n. something forming an edge or placed along the edge; fringe, trimming, etc. for a border … English World dictionary
Edging — Edge Edge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Edged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Edging}.] 1. To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen. [1913 Webster] To edge her champion s sword. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
edging — [[t]e̱ʤɪŋ[/t]] edgings N VAR Edging is something that is put along the borders or sides of something else, usually to make it look attractive. ...the satin edging on Randall s blanket … English dictionary
edging — noun Something that forms, defines or marks the edge. The decorative edging around the door makes it easier to find in the dark … Wiktionary
edging — edg|ing [ˈedʒıŋ] n [U and C] something that forms an edge or border ▪ a white handkerchief with blue edging … Dictionary of contemporary English
