STITCHED OFF THE EDGE, phr. (tailors’).—Said of a glass not filled to the top.
SIDE-EDGE, subs. (tailors’).—Whiskers.
SHORT TOP EDGE, subs. phr. (tailors’).—A turn-up nose or CELESTIAL (q.v.).
EDGE IN, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To slip in; insinuate: e.g., To EDGE IN a word (or a remark).
EDGE OFF (or OUT OF), verb. phr. (colloquial).—To slink away; to gradually desist. TO TAKE THE EDGE OFF [a thing, or person, or idea] = to become acquainted with; to enjoy to satiety. Cf., Hamlet, iii. 2. ‘It would cost you a groaning TO TAKE OFF MY EDGE.’
