ragged edge

collocation in English

meaningsofraggedandedge

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ragged
adjective
uk
/ˈræɡ.ɪd/us
/ˈræɡ.ɪd/
(of clothes) torn and not in ...
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edge
noun
uk
/edʒ/us
/edʒ/
the outer or furthest point ...
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(Definition ofraggedandedgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is vital that we should leave as littleraggededgeas possible, ifraggededgethere be at all.
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However, that might merely move theraggededgefurther along.
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The wings have a distinctiveraggededge.
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A narrow wooden molding is then nailed over theraggededge.
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Once they go to the cleaners, the rubber solution dissolves and there is araggededge, which is the end of the business.
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Since the abolition of all the other training boards, we have been left with araggededgearound the construction industry.
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The wings have a distinctiveraggededge, apparently a cryptic form as the butterfly resembles a fallen leaf.
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The meaning is art has to be on theraggededgeof your ability, both in style and craftsmanship or you aren't doing art.
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Chancroid starts as an erythematous papular lesion that breaks down into a painful bleeding ulcer with a necrotic base andraggededge.
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The mantling is sometimes conventionally depicted with araggededge, as if damaged in combat, though the edges of most are simply decorated at the emblazoner's discretion.
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The term "erased" is most often used of an animal's head, when the neck is depicted with araggededgeas if forcibly torn from the body.
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