Mar"gin (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Margined (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Marginging.]
1. To furnish with a margin.
2. To enter in the
margin of a
page.
Mar"gin (?), n. [OE.
margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf. March a border, Marge.]
1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a
river or lake.
2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or
printing.
3. (Com.) The difference between the cost and
the selling price of an article.
4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.
5. (Brokerage) Collateral security
deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on
contracts entered into by him on behalf
of his principial, as in the speculative buying and
selling of stocks, wheat,
etc. N. Biddle.
Margin draft (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the
face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints. -- Margin of a course
(Arch.), that part of a course, as of
slates or shingles, which is not
covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d Gauge.
Syn.
-- Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.
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