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Synonyms for cutting edge


Grammar : Noun

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Définition of cutting edge

Origin :
  • also cutting-edge, 1825 in the literal sense (often at first with reference to plows); figurative sense is from 1964.
  • noun leading position
Example sentences :
  • As a result the cutting edge of one side will do more work than the other.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • Many of these tools vary only in size and sweep of cutting edge.
  • Extract from : « Wood-Carving » by George Jack
  • Next to the blade on the end of which is the cutting edge, is the shank, Fig. 65.
  • Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
  • The cutting edge runs at right angles to the sides of the blade.
  • Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
  • Others, with a cutting edge all round, may have been provided with a handle.
  • Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
  • That is, the cutting edge is to be opposed to the revolving clay.
  • Extract from : « The Potter's Craft » by Charles F. Binns
  • There was plain to view a generous nick on the cutting edge.
  • Extract from : « Sudden Jim » by Clarence Budington Kelland
  • Every boot was blacked, every pair of trousers creased to a cutting edge.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal Boy » by Owen Johnson
  • The cutting edge may have an angle of about 45 for trial (Fig. 455).
  • Extract from : « Woodworking for Beginners » by Charles Gardner Wheeler
  • The horn had no cutting edge, but Burl had used it in his dream.
  • Extract from : « The Forgotten Planet » by Murray Leinster
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