noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of edge form-of, plural
2. 2
   The fine hairs at the edge of someone's (usually a black woman's) hairline; baby hairs. plural, plural-only

   "i never could keep my edges and kitchen / straight / even after / supercool/straighterPerm had burned / whiteness onto my scalp"

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of edge form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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circumferencecircumscriptioncompassconfinescoordinateslimits

Example

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"The bedroom curtains have faded at the edges."

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