brink edge

brink edge
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  • Brink — (br[i^][ng]k), n. [Dan. brink edge, verge; akin to Sw. brink declivity, hill, Icel. brekka; cf. LG. brink a grassy hill, W. bryn hill, bryncyn hillock.] The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brink — early 13c., from M.L.G. brink edge, or Dan. brink steepness, shore, bank, grassy edge, from P.Gmc. *brenkon, probably from PIE *bhreng , variant of root *bhren project, edge (Cf. Lith. brinkti to swell ) …   Etymology dictionary

  • brink — brinkless, adj. /bringk/, n. 1. the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water. 2. any extreme edge; verge. 3. a crucial or critical point, esp. of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs: We were on the… …   Universalium

  • edge — [ej] n. [ME egge < OE ecg, akin to ON egg, Ger ecke, corner < IE base * ak , sharp: see ACID] 1. the thin, sharp, cutting part of a blade 2. the quality of being sharp or keen 3. the projecting ledge or brink, as of a cliff 4. the part… …   English World dictionary

  • brink — [brıŋk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: brekka slope ] 1.) the brink (of sth) a situation when you are almost in a new situation, usually a bad one on the brink of death/disaster/war etc ▪ In October 1962 the world seemed on the brink of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • brink — [briŋk] n. [ME < MLowG or Dan, shore, bank, grassy edge; prob. < IE * bhreng , var. of base * bhren , project, edge > L frons,FRONT1] 1. the edge, esp. at the top of a steep place; verge: often used figuratively [at the brink of war] 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • Brink — Éditeur Bethesda Softworks Développeur Splash Damage Distributeur Valve Corporation (Steam)[1] …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Edge — ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. akh point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager}, {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.] 1. The thin cutting side of the blade… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Edge joint — Edge Edge ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. akh point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager}, {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.] 1. The thin cutting side of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Edge mill — Edge Edge ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. akh point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager}, {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.] 1. The thin cutting side of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Edge molding — Edge Edge ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. akh point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager}, {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.] 1. The thin cutting side of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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