·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Edge.
II. Edging ·noun The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal.
III. Edging ·noun That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, ·etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden.
Sawing or hewing it narrower. ...
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