EDGE Copy link • EDGE 1. Margin, margo: ora (the former as a line, the latter as a space; especially of a border, an artificial, mostly ornamental, edging): labrum (edge of something hollow, “lip’): crepido (edge of masonry; e.g., of streets, of banks, quays, etc.). ☞ The outer edge of anything is often translated by the adjective, extremus: the edge of a table, extrema mensa. The edge of a cup, labrum or ora (Lucr.) poculi; of a shield, ora clipei (Verg.); of a river, shell, margo fluminis (Varr.), conchae; of a sore, margo ulceris; of a wound, ora vulneris (Cels.): edge of a garment, limbus (stripe woven in round the bottom of a dress): instita (the long flounce, especially of Roman matrons, reaching to the insteps): fimbriae (tassels; a tasseled fringe): clavus (a band sewed round the edge of a garment). OBS. segmenta, plur., were ornaments cut out of gold laminae, and appended to the bottom of gowns, etc. ☞ Of an unornamented edge, none of these words must be used, but margo or extremus quasi margo vestis (Plin.). Of a cutting instrument, acies; of an axe, acies securis. To blunt the edge (of anything), aciem hebetare, or praestringere, or obtundere: to sharpen it, aciem trahere or excitare: the edge is growing blunt, acies hebescit. To put an army to the edge of the sword, omnes trucidare; ad internecionem caedere: with the edge, caesim (opposed to punctim, with the point) FIG., acies (e.g., auctoritatis). Sharpness, (α) of mental powers, acies (ingenii, mentis, etc.). (β) Bitterness, amaritudo: acerbitas. To take off the edge of hunger, latrantem stomachum lenire (Hor.). To set the teeth on edge, *dentes dolore or stupore quodam afficere. Edge-tools, ferramenta acuta or aciem habentia. PROV. It’s ill playing with edge-tools, *quae aciem habent, periculose tractantur: to play with edge-tools, per ignes incedere (after Hor., incedis per ignes suppositos cineri doloso). 2. v. Border, praetexere (aliquid alicui rei, PROP. to fringe with): marginare (e.g., viam, to raise foot-paths by its side, Liv.). Sometimes cingere, circumdare or coercere aliqua re. A chlamys is edged with a border, limbus obit chlamydem (Ov.). A garment edged with flounces, vestis limbata (late), fimbriata (Suet.), segmentata; vestis, etc., fimbriis hinc atque illinc pendentibus (Pelron.); vestis (purpura, etc.) praetexta. Sharpen, Vid: Embitter, irritare; exulcerare; exacerbare (Liv.); exasperare (Liv.); exagitare; ira incendere. To edge forward, paulatim promovere (aliquid in or ad aliquem locum): paulatim admovere (aliquidad aliquem locum). Excite anybody, [Vid: EGG ON]. INTR., To edge forwards; “to edge on a point of wind,” Dryd., (of a ship), vento adverso tardius cursum conficere: to edge out of any scrape, etc., clam se subducere (withdraw secretly); paulatim se ex aliqua re expedire.