border
English
/ˈbɔədə/, /ˈbɔːdə/, /ˈbɔɹdɚ/
noun
Definitions
- The outer edge of something.
- A decorative strip around the edge of something.
- A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
- The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
- (British) border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
- (computing) A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bordure derived from Old French bordure.
Origin
Old French
bordure
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boda-boda English
- borderer English
- borderland English
- borderless English
- borderlessness English
- borderline English
- borderlineness English
- borderliner English
- borderlinking English
- borderplex English
- borderspace English
- borderstone English
- borderwork English
- bordure English
- cross-border English
- cyberborder English
- deborder English
- e-border English
- emborder English
- interborder English
- land English
- line English
- linking English
- nonborderline English
- reborder English
- space English
- stone English
- transborder English
- work English
- Borte German
- bordure French
- bordure Middle English
- bordure Old French
- parta Serbo-Croatian
- bordure Middle Dutch
- borto Old High German
- bordeuse Norman
- borte Middle High German
- bodaboda Swahili
- boda Tok Pisin