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edged

/ɛd͡ʒd/ adjective B2
  1. That has a sharp planar surface. · The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes.
  2. Having an edging of a certain material, color, and so on. · a coat edged with fur· black feathers edged with gray
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Holmes edged his way round the wall and flinging the shutters together, he bolted them securely.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 102 · B2
After all, important fresh evidence is a two-edged thing, and may possibly cut in a very different direction to that which Lestrade imagines.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 55 · C1
Her favourite walk, and where she frequently went while the others were calling on Lady Catherine, was along the open grove which edged that side of the park, where there was a nice sheltered path, which no one seemed to value but herself, and where she felt beyond the reach of Lady Catherine’s curiosity.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 197 · B2
She was on the point of continuing her walk, when she caught a glimpse of a gentleman within the sort of grove which edged the park: he was moving that way; and fearful of its being Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 226 · B2

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