Cutting+side
81To be on edge — Edge Edge ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. akh point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager}, {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.] 1. The thin cutting side of… …
82To set the teeth on edge — Edge Edge ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. akh point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager}, {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.] 1. The thin cutting side of… …
83knife edge — noun the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife • Syn: ↑cutting edge • Hypernyms: ↑edge • Part Holonyms: ↑blade, ↑edge tool * * * 1. the cutting edge of a knife. 2 …
84edge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English egge, from Old English ecg; akin to Latin acer sharp, Greek akmē point Date: before 12th century 1. a. the cutting side of a blade < a razor s edge > b. the sharpness of a blade < a knife with no edge > …
85Joseph Gillot — (1799–1872), steel pen maker and art patron.Gillot, the son of a workman in the cutlery trade, was born at Sheffield 11 Oct. 1799, and commenced life as a working cutler, soon becoming a ‘noted hand’ at forging and grinding knife blades. In 1821 …
86edge — I. n. 1. Cutting side (of a blade). 2. Border, rim, brim, margin, verge, brink; beginning or end, opening or close (as the case may be). 3. Keenness, sharpness, intensity, interest, animation, zest. 4. Power to wound, sharpness, sting, acrimony,… …
87razor edge — noun an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor • Hypernyms: ↑edge …
88lithotomy — Cutting for stone; a cutting operation for the removal of a calculus, especially a vesical calculus. SYN: lithectomy. [litho + G. tome, incision] high l. SYN: suprapubic l.. lateral l. l. in which the perineum is incised to one …
89single naping — cutting through the belly wall on one side only when preparing fish …
90Samurai Aerobics — Kenjutsu and Kendo are a few types of martial arts that were practiced by the Japanese people. Though it isn t used as much as it used to be, it is still quite popular. These martial arts involve the use of wooden sticks called Bokken. Infobox… …
