Meaning

2 senses
  1. That has a sharp planar surface.

    The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes.

  2. Having an edging of a certain material, color, and so on.

    a coat edged with fur

    black feathers edged with gray

More definitions
  • having a specified kind of border or edge
  • having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination
  • (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

Origin

From Middle English egged, from Old English ecged; equivalent to edge + -ed.

From Middle English egged, from Old English ecged; equivalent to edge + -ed.

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Forms

more edged, most edged
Comparativemore edged Lesson
Superlativemost edged Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

15 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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