Our soul, from original instinct, vergeth towards him as its center.
Barrow.
I find myself verging to that period of life which is to be labor and
sorrow.
Swift.
Verge"board` (?), n. [Verge + board. Cf. Bargeboard.] (Arch.) The
ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house, used extensively in the
15th century. It was generally suspended from the edge of the
projecting roof (see Verge, n., 4), and in position parallel to the
gable wall. Called also bargeboard.
Ver"gen*cy (?), n. 1. The act of verging or approaching; tendency;
approach. [R.]
2. (Opt.) The reciprocal of the focal distance of a lens, used as
measure of the divergence or convergence of a pencil of rays. [R.]
Humphrey Lloyd.
Ver"ger (?), n. [F. verger, from verge a rod. See 1st Verge.] One who
carries a verge, or emblem of office. Specifically: —
(a) An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice,
etc. [Eng.] Strype.
(b) The official who takes care of the interior of a church building.