Dryden.
To edge away or To edge off (Naut.), to increase the distance gradually from the shore, vessel, or other object. -- To edge down (Naut.), to approach by slow degrees, as when a sailing vessel approaches an object in an oblique direction from the windward. -- To edge in, to get in edgewise; to get in by degrees. -- To edge in with, as with a coast or vessel (Naut.), to advance gradually, but not directly, toward it.
Edge"bone` (?), n. Same as Aitchbone.
Edge"less, a. Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse; as, an edgeless sword or weapon.