margin

Definition

The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.

Etymology

From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo.

Example Sentences

• "Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge."
• "The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule."
• "As far as space is concerned, Mary Lamb finds herself at the farthest margin of society - among tramps - when the novel begins."

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