kantje

Definitions of kantje
  1. noun
    a strip forming the outer edge of something
    synonyms: kant
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    types:
    boordsel, border, franje, limbus
    border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
    zelfkant
    border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
    berm, groenstrook, wegberm
    a grass border along a road
    type of:
    rand, richel, scherp, snede, snee, snijkant
    the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
  2. noun
    an extended outer surface of an object
    synonyms: kant, zij, zijde
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    richel, scherp, snede, snee, snijkant
    a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
    gevel, hoofd
    the side that is seen or that goes first
    havenplaats, havenstad
    the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
    linkerkant, linkerzij, linkerzijde
    the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb
    rugstuk
    the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design
    rugpand
    the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    stuurboord
    the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
    zwaaihaak
    two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
    voorschip
    front part of a vessel or aircraft
    boord, omboordsel, schenkrand, schenktuit, tuit, velg
    the top edge of a vessel or other container
    plafon, plafond, plafonnering
    the overhead upper surface of a covered space
    scheprand
    rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
    façade, pui, straatgevel, straatkant, voorgevel, voortuin
    the face or front of a building
    frontispice, titelplaat, titelprent
    front illustration facing the title page of a book
    mes
    the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife
    gemaal
    corrugated edge of a coin
    kruisboog, neuskegel
    front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
    onderpui, winkelpui
    the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows
    hek, staart, staartstuk, steven
    the rear part of a ship
    staart, staartstuk
    the rear part of an aircraft
    type of:
    oppervlak, oppervlakte, vlak
    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
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