I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun
1.
a. : a very thin sharp edge ; especially : one that is easily broken or bent over like the edge of a feather
b. : such an edge that is bent or curled over on a cutting tool
2.
a. : a thin edge of a board of triangular or trapezoidal section
b. : a board with one edge thinner than the other
3. : deckle edge
4. : the thin edge of a gravel road built on a flat subgrade, the thickness of the gravel surface being gradually increased from the edges to the center line
5. : a blurred edge (as of a written or printed character) caused by feathering
6. : a fringe of hair ; especially : a thin narrow fringe at the nape of the neck
II. transitive verb
1.
a. : to produce a featheredge upon
b. : to make into a featheredge
the thin boards were featheredged for clapboards
2. : to smooth out one edge of as thin as possible
featheredge the new paint along the edge of the painted area
3. : to make the edge of (a photograph) thin (as by cutting, tearing, or sandpapering) so as to match smoothly with other photographs in a mosaic
III. adjective
1. : featheredged
2. : consisting of or being a featheredge