border
/ˈbɔədə/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- 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.
- A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
- To put a border on something.
- To form a border around; to bound.
- To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
- To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
- To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).
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