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ruffle
English
Etymology
From Middle English ruffelen, perhaps from Old Norse hrufla (“to graze, scratch”) or Middle Low German ruffelen (“to wrinkle, curl”). Further origin unknown. Related to Middle Dutch ruyffelen, German Low German ruffeln. See English ruff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???f?l/
- Rhymes: -?f?l
Noun
ruffle (plural ruffles)
- Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
- (military) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
- (zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
Synonyms
- (strip of fabric): frill, furbelow
Translations
Verb
ruffle (third-person singular simple present ruffles, present participle ruffling, simple past and past participle ruffled)
- (transitive) To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
- (transitive) To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
- 1832, Isaac Taylor, Saturday Evening
- the fantastic revelries […] that so often ruffled the placid bosom of the Nile
- 1860, Sir William Hamilton, Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet
- These ruffle the tranquillity of the mind.
- 1859, Alfred Tennyson, Guinevere
- 1832, Isaac Taylor, Saturday Evening
- (intransitive) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
- (intransitive) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
- (intransitive) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
- To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
- To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
- 1832, Alfred Tennyson, The Palace of Art
- (military) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
- To throw together in a disorderly manner.
Translations
Derived terms
- rufflement
- ruffler
- ruffle some feathers
- ruffle up
- ruffly
- unruffled
References
Anagrams
- Fulfer, luffer
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edge
English
Etymology
From Middle English egge, from Old English e??, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agj? (compare Dutch egge, German Ecke, Swedish egg, Norwegian egg), from Proto-Indo-European *h?e?- (“sharp”) (compare Welsh hogi (“to sharpen, hone”), Latin aci?s (“sharp”), acus (“needle”), Latvian ašs, ass (“sharp”), Ancient Greek ???? (akís, “needle”), ???? (akm?, “point”), and Persian ??? (?s, “grinding stone”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?/
- Hyphenation: edge
- Rhymes: -?d?
Noun
edge (plural edges)
- The boundary line of a surface.
- (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
- An advantage.
- 2017 August 25, Euan McKirdy et al, "Arrest warrant to be issued for former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra", in edition.cnn.com, CNN:
- Thitinan said Yingluck's decision to skip the verdict hearing will have "emboldened" the military government. "They would not have wanted to put her in jail, in this scenario, (but her not showing up today) puts her on the back foot and gives them an edge."
- 2017 August 25, Euan McKirdy et al, "Arrest warrant to be issued for former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra", in edition.cnn.com, CNN:
- (also figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 3, Scene 4, 1818, The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 6, C. Whittingham, London, page 49:
- No, 'tis slander; / Whose edge is sharper than the sword;
- 1833, Adam Clarke (editor), Revelations, II, 12, The New Testament, page 929:
- And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges:
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 3, Scene 4, 1818, The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 6, C. Whittingham, London, page 49:
- A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act 4, Scene 1, 1830, George Steevens (editor), The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 1, page 166:
- Here by, upon the edge of yonder coppice; / A stand, where you may make the fairest shoot.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1824, Edwartd Hawkins (editor), The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 1, page 32:
- In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge / Of battle when it rag'd, in all assaults
- 1820, Sir W. Scott, Ivanhoe, 1833, The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 3, page 9:
- they never wanted the pretext, and seldom the will, to harass and pursue, even to the very edge of destruction, any of their less powerful neighbours
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act 4, Scene 1, 1830, George Steevens (editor), The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 1, page 166:
- Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
- a. 1667, Jeremy Taylor, Sermon X: The Faith and Patience of the Saints, Part 2, The Whole Sermons of Jeremy Taylor, 1841, page 69:
- Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our fears and by our vices.
- 1820, Sir W. Scott, Ivanhoe, 1827, page 175:
- we are to turn the full edge of our indignation upon the accursed instrument, which had so well nigh occasioned his utter falling away.
- a. 1667, Jeremy Taylor, Sermon X: The Faith and Patience of the Saints, Part 2, The Whole Sermons of Jeremy Taylor, 1841, page 69:
- The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
- in the edge of evening
- 1670, John Milton, The History of Britain, The Prose Works of John Milton, published 1853, Volume V, page 203
- supposing that the new general, unacquainted with his army, and on the edge of winter, would not hastily oppose them.
- (cricket) A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
- 2004 March 29, R. Bharat Rao Short report: Ind-Pak T1D2 Session 1 in rec.sports.cricket, Usenet
- Finally another edge for 4, this time dropped by the keeper
- 2004 March 29, R. Bharat Rao Short report: Ind-Pak T1D2 Session 1 in rec.sports.cricket, Usenet
- (graph theory) A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
- In human sexuality, a level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax; see also edging.
Synonyms
- (advantage): advantage, gain
- (sharp terminating border): brink, boundary, lip, margin, rim
- (in graph theory): line
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
References
- edge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
See also
- Mathworld article on the edges of polygons
- Mathworld article on the edges of polyhedra
Verb
edge (third-person singular simple present edges, present participle edging, simple past and past participle edged)
- (transitive) To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- He edged the book across the table.
- The muggers edged her into an alley and demanded money.
- (intransitive) To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- He edged away from her.
- (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
- (cricket, transitive) To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
- (transitive) To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
- (transitive) To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
- 2005, Paige Gilchrist, The Big Book of Backyard Projects: Walls, Fences, Paths, Patios, Benches, Chairs & More, Section 2: Paths and Walkways, page 181,
- If you're edging with stone, brick, or another material in a lawn area, set the upper surfaces of the edging just at or not more than ½ inch above ground level so it won't be an obstacle to lawn mowers.
- 2005, Paige Gilchrist, The Big Book of Backyard Projects: Walls, Fences, Paths, Patios, Benches, Chairs & More, Section 2: Paths and Walkways, page 181,
- To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
- 1690, Richard Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: A Tragedy
- To edge her champion sword
- 1690, Richard Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: A Tragedy
- (figuratively) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
- 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward the Sixt
- By such reasonings, the simple were blinded, and the malicious edged.
- 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward the Sixt
- (intransitive, slang) To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.
- 2012, Ryan Field, Field of Dreams: The Very Best Stories of Ryan Field, page 44
- His mouth was open and he was still jerking his dick. Justin knew he must have been edging by then.
- 2012, Ryan Field, Field of Dreams: The Very Best Stories of Ryan Field, page 44
Translations
Derived terms
(See above.)
Quotations
- 1925, Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera, silent movie
- In Mlle. Carlotta’s correspondence there appeared another letter, edged in black!
Anagrams
- geed
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