单词 | fine-edged |
释义 | > as lemmasfine-edged fine-edged adj. (of a knife or tool) that has a fine or sharp cutting edge, also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΚΠ 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Acûtus Sharpe, fine edged. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xi. 299 He became dull and blunt in manner of a keene and fine edged sword. 1770 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (ed. 5) iv. 114 Cut them with a fine edged knife in thin round slices. 1857 Repertory Patent Inventions 30 350 A composition for sharpening and setting fine edged cutting instruments. 1948 E. E. Dale & M. L. Wardell Hist. Okla. xix. 418 Whetstones..used by men who work with small-pointed or fine-edged tools. 2006 New Yorker 13 Mar. 88/3 The..transcript of the trial enraged him, and his pardoning statement is strong and fine-edged. < as lemmas |
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