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edging

edging

4 4.8
A strip of material that you add along an edge to give a neat, decorative finish
  • noun
  • /ˈɛdʒɪŋ/
translation icon : borde
  • The rug featured a colorful edging that complemented the room's decor.
  • lace edging
  • crocheted edging
  • metal edging

Examples

  • A cap with double edging - black silk bonnet

    Academic text (2017)

  • A faint edging of soot was visible on the windowsill.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • It's beautiful, with gold edging.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The pink one with the white edging.

    The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

  • Use them to design the edging on your baskets.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • She had bought me a beautiful antique picture frame with leather edging and hand-worked wood carving.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The roses were cream-colored with an edging of yellow, heavy-headed, and densely textured.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • She had a white knitted marquee matinee jacket with a pale lemon edging.

    Evil Angels (1988)

  • The dress had a beautiful lace edging that enhanced its elegant look.

  • She sewed a decorative edging onto the quilt for a more finished appearance.

Synonyms

border
vsedging
224 1.1

An edge around something like a picture or rug used to make it look nicer

refers to material attached to an edge to finish and adorn it
trim
vsedging
34 3.8

A decorative edge on clothing

is specifically material placed on an edge to finish it
trimming
vsedging
9 3.5

Small decorative items added to clothes, furniture, or a Christmas tree

is the particular strip applied to an edge for a finished look
beading
vsedging
5 4.1

Decoration made by sewing small beads onto clothing or accessories

covers any material strip added to edges, not only bead decoration
braiding
vsedging
4 3.9

A decorative strip made by weaving threads to decorate clothes, curtains, or furniture

is any applied edge treatment and not limited to woven forms
selvage
vsedging
  • Specialized
1 8.2

The finished edge of cloth that stops it from fraying and is sometimes decorated

is an applied edge strip added to finish or decorate surfaces
banding
vsedging
1 5.1

A narrow area of a different color or material on clothing and buildings used for decoration

is specifically material placed along an edge to finish and adorn it
gimp
vsedging
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A narrow decorative braid used to finish the edge of clothes or furniture

is a broader edge strip applied to finish or decorate borders
facing
vsedging
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A strip of cloth that you sew to a garment edge to make it neat and strong

is more generally any applied edge material that finishes and decorates
welting
vsedging
  • Specialized
7.9

A thin strip of fabric sewn into an edge for decoration or strength

is any applied edge strip mainly aimed at finishing and decoration
crossbanding
vsedging
  • Specialized
9.3

A thin strip of wood placed across the main wood grain as decoration on furniture edges

is the general concept of an applied edge strip across materials

How Decorative

fringe
12 4.7
edging
4 4.8
trim
34 3.8

Surface Forms

edging singular
edgings plural

Morphology

edging = edge (transparent) = edge + ing

A standard nominalization from the verb 'edge' using '-ing' indicating the action/result or material used as a border, directly derived from the base.

Etymology

Edging comes from the simple word edge, which means 'border' or 'rim', and the ending -ing makes it the thing or action related to an edge, so edging is the strip or trim placed along a border to finish or decorate something.