verge
/vɝd͡ʒ/ noun C1- A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
- An edge or border.
- An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen. · I was on the verge of tears.
- An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
- A circumference; a circle; a ring.
- The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.
- The eaves or edge of the roof that projects over the gable of a roof.
- The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.
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“But it’s such a very special occasion,” mourned Anne, on the verge of tears.
The effect of the present revelation was stunning; he trembled and was on the verge of apoplexy.
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