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featheredged

featheredged

8.9
An edge that is uneven and becomes thin and soft like handmade paper
  • adjective
  • Specialized
: con borde irregular
  • The invitation was printed on featheredged paper to create a vintage look.

Examples

  • She admired the featheredged border of the handmade letter.

  • The artist preferred using featheredged sheets for her sketches.

  • The artist used featheredged paper for her collage.

  • I love the featheredged look of this handmade stationery.

  • The invitation was printed on featheredged paper to create a vintage look.

  • She admired the featheredged border of the handmade letter.

  • I love the featheredged look of this handmade stationery.

Synonyms

jagged
vsfeatheredged
44 3.6

An edge or outline with rough, sharp points

is more tapered and gradual instead of sharp irregular points
jaggy
vsfeatheredged
1 7.8

A surface that is rough and has many sharp points, like broken rock

tapers off smoothly instead of having small sharp notches
deckle-edged
vsfeatheredged
  • Specialized
1 8.9

Paper with a rough, uneven edge like handmade paper

tapers off gently like a natural handmade edge
notchy
vsfeatheredged
1 7.9

A surface that feels rough because it has small bumps or cuts

forms a tapered irregular edge rather than bumpy raised notches
deckled
vsfeatheredged
  • Specialized
1 9.2

Having a rough, uncut edge like handmade paper

tapers away gradually rather than remaining plainly untrimmed

Antonyms

smooth
224 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

uniform
77 3.7

Always the same in all parts and at all times

How Tapered

tapered
8 4.5
featheredged
  • Specialized
8.9
straight
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

featheredged positive

Morphology

featheredged = feather + edge (transparent) = feather + edge

Formed as a compound ('feather' + 'edged') meaning 'having an edge like or with feathers', which is readily inferable from the base words.

Etymology

Featheredged comes from the simple parts feather and edge, with feather meaning 'bird feather'. So, think of a paper border that looks soft and uneven like a feather, which is why the word describes the rough, tapered edge often seen on handmade or old-style paper.