noun / verb

edge

EJ/edʒ/

The outer boundary or cutting side of something.

The knife rests with its sharp edge facing the viewer.

A close view of a kitchen knife resting with its sharp cutting edge facing the viewer, clearly distinguishing the thin honed edge from the broad blade face and blunt spine.

Etymology

edgeOld Englishcorner, edge, point; sword

Old English ecg covered both a corner or point and a sword. Its range connects the boundary of an object with the sharp cutting part of a blade.

In context

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Cheap sheet metal deburring tool

More examples

Keep your glass away from the edge of the table.
We edge the garden path with bricks.
Her voice has an edge when she talks about the delay.

Forms

edge · edges · edged · edging

edging noun — Material forming a border around something.

Similar words

rim: Usually a raised or circular edge, especially around an opening.
border: Often a visible strip marking or decorating an outer edge.
boundary: Marks a limit, even when no physical edge exists.