edging
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈɛdʒɪŋ/
- The rug featured a colorful edging that complemented the room's decor.
- lace edging
- crocheted edging
- metal edging
Examples
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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.
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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.
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The dress had a beautiful lace edging that enhanced its elegant look.
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She sewed a decorative edging onto the quilt for a more finished appearance.
Synonyms
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1.1
An edge around something like a picture or rug used to make it look nicer
25
3.8
A decorative edge on clothing
7
4.1
Decoration made by sewing small beads onto clothing or accessories
3
5.1
A narrow area of a different color or material on clothing and buildings used for decoration
3
3.9
A decorative strip made by weaving threads to decorate clothes, curtains, or furniture
1
8.2
The finished edge of cloth that stops it from fraying and is sometimes decorated
1
7.2
A strip of cloth that you sew to a garment edge to make it neat and strong
1
3.5
Small decorative items added to clothes, furniture, or a Christmas tree
1
9.1
A narrow decorative braid used to finish the edge of clothes or furniture
1
9.3
A thin strip of wood placed across the main wood grain as decoration on furniture edges
1
7.9
A thin strip of fabric sewn into an edge for decoration or strength
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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.