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.

Origin of hard-edge

First recorded in 1960–65

Words Nearby hard-edge

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How to use hard-edge in a sentence

Peter Jukes on how the Games took the hard edge off national politics—for now.
Take a Bow, London: The Olympics Were a Triumph | Peter Jukes | August 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Get out," repeated the girl, with a hard edge on her voice.
The Devil's Asteroid | Manly Wade Wellman
He rubbed his forearm where the hard edge of her palm had descended upon it.
Find the Woman | Arthur Somers Roche
Place the stitches about the width of a thread apart, as this will avoid a crowded appearance and makes a firm, hard edge.
Handicraft for Girls | Idabelle McGlauflin
To thawing Maudie's chest, lubricating throat, and taking hard edge off voice, time and expenses.'
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 11, 1914 | Various

He is using the edge of his hand for a hard edge to bend and crease the cardboard.
The BYU Solar Cooker/Cooler | Steven E. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for hard-edge

hard-edge

adjective

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

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