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eginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening. "On the edge of winter." Milton. Edge joint (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a corner. -- Edge mill, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also Chilian m…

The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent. Her arms to the elbows naked. R. of Gloucester.

A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation.

at order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin of the oral disk; -- also called Brachiata and Articulata. See Illusts. under Comatula and Crinoidea.

ning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc.

A side dish; a dainty or relishing dish usually eaten after the joints or principal dish; also, a sweetmeat, served with a dinner.

Pertaining to, or consisting of, entrochites, or the joints of encrinites; -- used of a kind of stone or marble.

A fossil joint of a crinoid stem.

In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage. See Illust. under Crustacea.

A genus of cactaceous plants having flattened, jointed stems, and petals united in a tube. The flowers are very showy, and several species are in cultivation.

stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint.

Having but one joint; -- said of certain insects.

Luxation; the dislocation of a joint. Bailey.

portion of a limb; particularly, the removal of a portion of a bone in the vicinity of a joint; the act or process of cutting out.

Situated outside of a joint.

Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint.

s, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page. Fat lute, a mixture of pipe clay and oil for filling joints.

Joint interest. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.

A state of being together; companionship; partnership; association; hence, confederation; joint interest. The great contention of the sea and skies Parted our fellowship. Shak. Fellowship in pain divides not smart. Milton. Fellowship in woe doth woe assuage. Shak. The goodliest fellowship of famous knights, Whereof thi…

ind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint.