margent
/ˈmɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒənt/
margent noun: margin; edge.
Noun
margent (plural margents)
- margin; edge
- Nothing but this! Yes, as much love in rime
As would be cramm'd up in a sheet of paper
Writ o' both sides the leaf, margent and all,
That he was fain to seal on Cupid's name.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]... - Examine every married lineament,
And see how one another lends content
And what obscured in this fair volume lies
Find written in the margent of his eyes.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Nothing but this! Yes, as much love in rime
Verb
margent (third-person singular simple present margents, present participle margenting, simple past and past participle margented)
- To note in the margin.
Forms of margent
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | margents |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | margents |
| present participle | margenting |
| past participle | margented |
| past | margented |
Questions about margent
- What does margent mean?
- Margent means margin; edge.
- What part of speech is margent?
- Margent can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce margent?
- Margent is pronounced /ˈmɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒənt/.
- What is the plural of margent?
- The plural of margent is margents.
Words near margent in the dictionary
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