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EDGING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("edging" is a kind of...):
border (a strip forming the outer edge of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "edging"):
fringe (an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels)
orphrey (a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment)
Holonyms ("edging" is a part of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
carpet; carpeting; rug (floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile))
arras; tapestry (a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs)
Derivation:
edge (lie adjacent to another or share a boundary)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb edge
