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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FEATHER-EDGE
FEATHER-EDGE
Feath "er-edge, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
The
thin,
new
growth
around
the
edge
of
a
shell,
of
an
oyster.
2.
Any
thin,
as
on
a
board
or
a
razor.
FEATHER-EDGED
FEATHER-EDGED
Feath "er-edged, a.
Defn:
Having
a
feather-edge;
also,
having
one
edge
thinner
than
the
other,
as
a
board;
--
in
the
United
States,
said
only
of
stuff
one
edge
of
which
is
made
as
thin
as
practicable.
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