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

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

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)

The little white town, crouched down by the "beached margent" of the bay, winks with its glittering windows and dozes in the sunshine.

From In the Days of My Youth by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford

Let no man dare To spoil thy fish, make lock or wear, But on thy margent still let dwell Those flowers which have the sweetest smell.

From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George

What, to stand On the lush margent of the gusty stream, With feet benumbed, and watch the bobbing quill, And then to dine al fresco—not for Jacques!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 23, 1887. by Various