Edging \Edg"ing\, n. 1. That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden. --Dryden. 2. The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal. {Edging machine}, a machine tool with a revolving cutter, for dressing edges, as of boards, or metal plates, to a pattern or templet.