edging

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
verb advance slowly, as if by inches
verb provide with a border or edge

But this edging is very narrow. — The Book of the National Parks, Robert Sterling Yard
=puntilla=, f., a narrow lace edging. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
And very neat he keeps it too: trim grass and edgings. — Ulysses, James Joyce

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