hard-edge

[ hahrd-ej ]

adjective

1. 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

1. of, relating to, or denoting a style of painting in which vividly coloured subjects are clearly delineated

Word History and Origins

Origin of hard-edge¹

First recorded in 1960–65

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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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