Meaning
The boundary line of a surface.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English egge, from Old English eċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). See also Dutch egge, German Ecke, Danish æg, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish egg; also Welsh hogi (“to sharpen, hone”), Latin aciēs (“sharp”), acus (“needle”), Latvian ašs, ass (“sharp”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “needle”), ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point”), and Persian آس (âs, “grinding stone”)).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-07GDEINPX
- 2026-05-21GAHDCEN
- 2026-05-02GBNEDLO
- 2026-04-07GDNFELU
- 2025-12-20GNAMEDL
- 2025-11-19DAHBGEI
- 2025-04-29EDTGFIY
- 2025-03-16GUDTOEN
- 2024-10-06GALDCEN
- 2024-05-29GDOIELP
- 2024-04-12GANEDMU
- 2023-11-21GADENTV
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.