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edging

EHJ-ihng
noun
1
A strip, border, or trim that marks the outer edge of something.
"She sewed a lace edging around the tablecloth."
2
The act of trimming the border of a lawn where grass meets a path or driveway.
"He spent Saturday morning edging the flower beds."

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In plain EnglishA decorative border, or the gardening task of neatly trimming a lawn's edge.

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lawn edging a lace edging garden edging

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edgings plural

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