border
1. bor.der \'bo.rd-*r\ \-*rd\ n [ME bordure, fr. MF, fr. OF, fr. border to
border, fr. bort b]order, of Gmc origin; akin to OE bord 1: an outer part
or edge 2: BOUNDARY, FRONTIER 3: a narrow bed of planted ground along the
edge of a garden or walk 4: an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric
or rug 5: a plain or decorative margin around printed matter NK: BORDER
denotes the part of a surface that marks its boundary line; MARGIN denotes
a border of definite width or distinguishing character; VERGE applies to
the line marking an extreme limit or termination of something; EDGE denotes
the terminating line made by two converging surfaces as of a blade or a
box; RIM applies to an edge of something circular or curving; BRIM applies
to the upper inner rim of something hollow; BRINK denotes the abrupt edge
of something that falls away steeply - bor.dered aj SYN syn MARGIN, VERGE,
EDGE, RIM, BRIM, BRI
2. border \'bo.rd-(*-)rin\ \-*r-*r\ vt or bor.der.ing 1: to put a border on
2: to touch at the edge or boundary : BOUND 1: to lie on the border 2:
to approach the nature of a specified thing : VERGE {~s on the ridiculous}
- bor.der.er n