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Feather-edge. World English Historical Dictionary

Feather-edge. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1901, rev. 2022. Feather-edge v. [f. prec. sb.] trans. To cut to a feather-edge, produce a thin edge upon. Also transf. to turn (oneself) sideways.

1 1799.  Jas. Wilson, Mission. Voy. S. Seas, p. xlix. The planks being feather-edged, and lapped over.

2 1800.  Herschel, in Phil. Trans., XC. 306. The slip of wood at their back … was feather-edged towards the stove.

3 1854.  Thoreau, Walden, i. 49. The boards were carefully feather-edged and lapped.

4 1890.  W. C. Russell, Ocean Trag., II. xxiv. 249. Tell your mad relative to feather-edge himself. He is all front. ’Tis too irrational to take advantage of.

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