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knife-edged

[ nahyf-ejd ]

/ ˈnaɪfˌɛdʒd /

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adjective

having a thin, sharp edge.

Origin of knife-edged

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby knife-edged

knife grinder, knife pleat, knife rest, knife river, knife switch, knife-edged, knife-point, knifeman, knifepoint, kniferest, knight

Example sentences from the Web for knife-edged

The knife-edged saddle is very rotten, but leads to a firm block of rock nearly 1,000 ft. above the sea.

Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II |W. P. Haskett Smith
By her side the little Spaniard with his knife-edged trousers and thin-waisted coat appeared comic.

Dust of the Desert |Robert Welles Ritchie
And again the knife-edged passage was disputed, and again they fell back to the beach.

The House of Pride |Jack London
Other forms are saw-like with straight edges or knife-edged.

Men of the Old Stone Age |Henry Fairfield Osborn

The first means sharp, the second narrow, both applying well to the knife-edged ridges of the desert.

Tent Work in Palestine |Claude Reignier Conder