单词 | edged |
释义 | edged (edʒd) adjective If something is edged with a particular thing, that thing forms a border around it. ...a large lawn edged with flowers and shrubs. [+ with] ...blank pages edged in black. [Also + in]Edged is also a combining form. ...a lace-edged handkerchief. -edged (-edʒd) 1. combining form -edged combines with words such as 'sharp', 'raw', and 'dark' to form adjectives which indicate that something such as a play or a piece of writing is very powerful or critical. [journalism] ...a sharp-edged satire that puts the Hollywood system under the microscope. ...the raw-edged vitality and daring of these works. 2. See also edge, edged, hard-edged -edged in British Englishadjective (in combination) 1. having a border of the material or colour specified lace-edged black-edged 2. (of a blade) having an edge with the degree of sharpness specified a sharp-edged knife a blunt-edged sword 3. (of a play or piece of writing) having a tone or attitude as specified a sharp-edged satire Examples of '-edged' in a sentence |
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