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hard-edge
[ hahrd-ej ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of abstract painting associated with the 1960s and marked chiefly by sharply outlined geometric or nongeometric forms.
hard-edge
adjective
- of, relating to, or denoting a style of painting in which vividly coloured subjects are clearly delineated
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hard-edge1
First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences
Peter Jukes on how the Games took the hard edge off national politics—for now.
From The Daily Beast
"Get out," repeated the girl, with a hard edge on her voice.
From Project Gutenberg
He rubbed his forearm where the hard edge of her palm had descended upon it.
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Place the stitches about the width of a thread apart, as this will avoid a crowded appearance and makes a firm, hard edge.
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To thawing Maudie's chest, lubricating throat, and taking hard edge off voice, time and expenses.'
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He is using the edge of his hand for a hard edge to bend and crease the cardboard.
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