Definition of Edgings

1. Noun. (plural of edging) ¹

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Definition of Edgings

1. edging [n] - See also: edging

Lexicographical Neighbors of Edgings

edges
edgeware
edgewares
edgeways
edgewise
edgewise appliance
edgework
edgie
edgier
edgiest
edgily
edginess
edginesses
edgingly
edgings (current term)
edgrow
edgrowth
edgy
edh
edhs
edibilities
edibility
edible
edible-pod pea
edible-podded pea
edible asparagus
edible banana
edible bean
edible cockle

Literary usage of Edgings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1900)
"Even small things may mar the effect of a flower garden, however rich in its plants, and among the things that do so are cast edgings of tiles or iron, ..."

2. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"I have met what I take to be both edgings and thorns in deformed low- ... Hence Osmond's edgings may or may not be related to the network which they border. ..."

3. American Flower Garden Directory by Robert Buist (1832)
"To keep these edgings in order, they must be cut once a year, ... It is very unsightly to see large bushy edgings, especially to narrow walks. ..."

4. Gardening for Ladies: And Companion to the Flower-garden by Loudon (Jane), Andrew Jackson Downing (1843)
"edgings are lines of plants, generally evergreens, to separate walks from beds or borders. The plant in most universal use for this purpose in British ..."

5. How to Lay Out a Garden: Intended as a General Guide in Choosing, Forming by Edward Kemp (1901)
"Rougher stone, bricks, thick slates, and tiles may make strong and durable edgings for kitchen- gardens. Thrift edgings, in connexion with cottages, ..."

6. The Ladies' Companion to the Flower-garden: Being an Alphabetical by Loudon (Jane) (1849)
"edgings are lines of plants, generally evergreens, to separate walks from ... For the mode of forming box-edgings, see Bu^oe. edgings to beds and borders ..."

7. The American Flower Garden Directory: Containing Practical Directions for by Robert Buist, Hibbert and Buist (1834)
"BOX edgings. Where these have not been laid, this month is the proper time. ... To keep these edgings in order, they must be cut once a year, ..."

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