EDGING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("edging" is a kind of...):

border (a strip forming the outer edge of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "edging"):

fringe (an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels)

orphrey (a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment)

Holonyms ("edging" is a part of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

carpet; carpeting; rug (floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile))

arras; tapestry (a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs)

Derivation:

edge (lie adjacent to another or share a boundary)

-ing form of the verb edge