v. t. [ Pref. ad- + margin. ] To write in the margin. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. bi- + marginate. ] Having a double margin, as certain shells. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. emarginare; e out + marginare to furnish with a margin, fr. margo margin. ] To take away the margin of.
adv. In an emarginate manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of notching or indenting the margin, or the state of being so notched; also, a notch or shallow sinus in a margin. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Not having a distinctive margin or border. Grey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Infra + marginal. ] Below the margin; submarginal;
a. Situated within the margin. Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf. March a border, Marge. ]
Margin draft (Masonry),
Margin of a course (Arch.),
v. t.
n. (Finance) An account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ Cf. F. marginal. ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] Marginal notes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the property of being marginal or on the fringes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
adv.
v. t. To furnish with a distinct margin; to margin. [ R. ] Cockeram. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. marginatus, p. p. of marginare to margin. See Margin, n. ] Having a margin distinct in appearance or structure. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Same as Marginate, a. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Stock market) A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement; -- caused by the decline in market prices of a security or commodity purchased on margin{ 5 }.
a.
‖prop. n. [ NL., dim. of L. margo, marginis, a margin. ] (Zool.) A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. margo, -ginis, margin + caedere to cut. ] (Bot.) Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; -- said of fruits. [ 1913 Webster ]