verge

中文： 边际、界限、权杖、边

1. A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
2. An edge or border.
3. An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen. (figuratively) · I was on the verge of tears.
4. An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
5. A circumference; a circle; a ring.
6. The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.
7. The eaves or edge of the roof that projects over the gable of a roof.
8. The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.

复数 verges