edged, ppl. a.
(ɛdʒd)
[f. edge n. and v. + -ed.]
1. Furnished with a cutting edge; sharpened, trenchant. Also fig. Cf. two-edged. For edged tool see edge-tool.
| 1591 Shakes. 1 Hen. VI, iii. iii. 52 O turne thy edged Sword another way. a 1593 Marlowe Dido iv. i, With the sharpness of my edged sting. a 1639 T. Carew Wks. (1824) 102 Justice hath to the sword of your edg'd eyes His equall balance joyn'd. 1677 Moxon Mech. Exerc. (1703) 213 Afterwards with edg'd Grooving Tools..they cut down..the Extuberances. 1833 Lardner Manuf. Metal II. 2 (Cabinet Cycl.) Nor are the edged stones..so defectively formed..as might be imagined. |
2. Having an edge or lateral boundary: only with defining prefix, indicative of colour, number, etc.
| 1776 Withering Bot. Arrangem. (1796) I. 255 Anthers 3-edged. 1884 Black Jud. Shaks. vi, The red-edged leaves. Mod. Black-edged note-paper. |
† 3. Having a border (of ornamental work). Obs.
| 1697 Lond. Gaz. No. 3304/4 A Gold Watch..having an Edged Case. 1722 De Foe Col. Jack (1840) 80 An edged hat. 1727 Bradley Fam. Dict. I. s.v. Clear Starching, To order the edged heads; when you find they are clapp'd sufficiently, pin it down to the board. |