margent

American  

[mahr-juhnt] / ˈmɑr dʒənt /

noun

Archaic.

1. margin.

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Etymology

Origin of margent

First recorded in 1475–85; alteration of margin

Example Sentences

Say, Father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race Disporting on thy margent green The paths of pleasure trace, Who foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm thy glassy wave?

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013

“Say, Father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace.”

From The Armourer's Prentices by Hennessy, W.J.

Say, Father Thames,—for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace,— Who foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm thy glassy wave?

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various

A good, brave man hath walked aforetime on your margent, himself as bright, and usefull, and delightsome as you, sweet river.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur

Is it in the glade or the thicket, or on the margent of the rill?

From The Coming of Cuculain by O'Grady, Standish