edging

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The instructions for picking up the stitches for the edging are also a little vague, and I'm not sure that the numbers add up, but I'm not certain enough to call it an error.

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  1. noun Something that forms or serves as an edge or border.

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  • Several hours of careful belly-edging were re­quired for this. —  COPYRIGHT 1940, 1947, 1948
  • Pick designs in muted shades and look out for design details such as lace edging, pleats, bows, raised seams or buttons. —  My Fashion Life
  • I knew going into it that bathrooms are tough due to all of the edging, fixtures, etc. —  Saintseester Says...
  • As for edging - it definitely lives up to what Evolv sells it as -- the shoe sticks to the tiny stuff without much effort, and the sensitivity is high despite being stiff enough to edge very well.
  • The answer, from both Evolv and others -- steep face climbing where edging is king.
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edging:   edge ·  edges ·  edged
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