edged

/edʒd/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɛdʒd] /edʒd/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɛdʒd] /ˈejd ˈe-jid/ (ame, mw)

edged — adjective

  • edgedpositive
  • edgeddercomparative
  • edgeddestsuperlative

1. having a visible border, trim, or coloured line around the outside of something.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

having a visible border, trim, or coloured line around the outside of something.

例句

The wedding invitation had a gold-edged border around the printed names.

[material]-edged + noun

Gabriela chose a lace-edged towel for the guest bathroom upstairs.

[material]-edged showing decorative trim

同義詞
  • bordered

    the broadest choice; can describe any visible line or edge around something

  • trimmed

    often suggests added decorative material such as lace, ribbon, or fur

  • rimmed

    more natural for circular objects such as plates, glasses, or bowls

反義詞
  • plain

    suggests there is no decorative edge or border

  • unbordered

    more formal; states directly that no border is present

文法句型

[material/color]-edged + noun

用法筆記

Usually appears after a material, colour, or pattern word in compounds such as 'gold-edged' or 'lace-edged'. It describes what kind of border something has, not whether the edge can cut.

常見錯誤

❌The napkin is edged.
✅The napkin is lace-edged.
💡this sense usually needs a word before 'edged' to show what kind of border it has.

2. having an edge sharp enough to cut, or made like something with such an edge.

2.形容詞C1
釋義

having an edge sharp enough to cut, or made like something with such an edge.

例句

Workers wore gloves while moving a sharp-edged sheet of broken glass.

sharp-edged + object with cutting edge

The museum keeps edged weapons behind thick glass near the entrance.

edged weapon (fixed noun phrase)

同義詞
  • sharp

    more general; 'edged' specifically keeps attention on the cutting rim or blade

  • bladed

    used mainly for tools or weapons that have a blade

  • cutting

    focuses on the ability to cut, often in technical descriptions

反義詞
  • blunt

    the direct opposite; not sharp enough to cut well

  • dull

    emphasises loss of sharpness through use

文法句型

edged weapon

edged tool

sharp-edged + noun

用法筆記

Often used in compounds such as 'sharp-edged' or in set phrases like 'edged weapon'. Distinguish from sense 1 — sense 1 names a border, while this sense says the edge itself can cut.

常見錯誤

❌The poster has an edged corner.
✅The poster has a sharp corner.
💡'edged' usually describes a tool, weapon, or object with a real cutting edge, not an ordinary pointed corner.