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featheredge

featheredge

9.4
A thin edge on wood or metal that gets very narrow
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : biselado
  • The carpenter shaped a featheredge on the board to allow for a smoother joint.

Examples

  • Carefully grind the metal until you create a featheredge for a precise fit.

  • She carefully examined the featheredge of the stone.

  • Always check that the featheredge is even and straight before final installation.

  • The featheredge of the wood was perfectly smooth.

  • The carpenter shaped a featheredge on the board to allow for a smoother joint.

  • Always check that the featheredge is even and straight before final installation.

  • She carefully examined the featheredge of the stone.

How Thin

razor edge
1 4.7
featheredge
  • UK
9.4
thickness
4 2.7

Surface Forms

featheredge singular
featheredges plural

Morphology

featheredge = feather + edge (transparent) = feather + edge

Meaning is directly derived from 'feather' + 'edge': an edge that is thin or tapering like a feather.

Etymology

Featheredge is made from feather (the thin, 'light' part of a bird) and edge ('border'), so think of a feather's thin tip to remember it means a very thin edge that gets thinner on a piece of wood, stone, or metal.