FEATHEREDGE

featheredge

(noun) a thin tapering edge

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Feath"er-edge, n.

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster.

2. Any thin, as on a board or a razor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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