Definition of margin

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Margin (n.) A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake..

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Side :: Side (n.) The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc..
Setireme :: Setireme (n.) A swimming leg (of an insect) having a fringe of hairs on the margin.
Bifid :: Bifid (a.) Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins..
Inferobranchiate :: Inferobranchiate (a.) Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata..
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening..
Intrapetiolar :: Intrapetiolar (a.) Situated between the petiole and the stem; -- said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch; -- often confounded with interpetiolar, from which it differs essentially in meaning..
Silique :: Silique (n.) An oblong or elongated seed vessel, consisting of two valves with a dissepiment between, and opening by sutures at either margin. The seeds are attached to both edges of the dissepiment, alternately upon each side of it..
Postil :: Postil (n.) Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment..
Immarginate :: Immarginate (a.) Not having a distinctive margin or border.
Postil :: Postil (v. t.) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
Marginate :: Marginate (v. t.) To furnish with a distinct margin; to margin.
Peltated :: Peltated (a.) Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or margin; -- said of a leaf or other organ..
Frontlet :: Frontlet (n.) The margin of the head, behind the bill of birds, often bearing rigid bristles..
Emarginately :: Emarginately (adv.) In an emarginate manner.
Coronamen :: Coronamen (n.) The upper margin of a hoof; a coronet.
Encrinoidea :: Encrinoidea (n. pl.) That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin of the oral disk; -- also called Brachiata and Articulata. See Illusts. under Comatula and Crinoidea..
Ctenoid :: Ctenoid (a.) Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale.
Intra- :: Intra- () A prefix signifying in, within, interior; as, intraocular, within the eyeball; intramarginal..
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority..
Spurt :: Spur-shell (n.) Any one of several species of handsome gastropod shells of the genus Trochus, or Imperator. The shell is conical, with the margin toothed somewhat like the rowel of a spur..
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