edges

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of edge
2. (plural, plural-only)The fine hairs at the edge of someone's (usually a black woman's) hairline; baby hairs.

   “i never could keep my edges and kitchen / straight / even after / supercool/straighterPerm had burned / whiteness onto my scalp”

   “Her edges were thick and dry and the ends of her hair just as thirsty.”

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of edge