Definition of border
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: an outer part or edge
at the borders of the forest
2
textiles
: an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug
3
: a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a lawn or walkway
a border of tulips
4
: boundary
on the border between New York and Canada crossed the border into Italy
5
: a plain or decorative margin around printed matter
wedding invitations with a delicate gold leaf border
border
verbDefinition of border (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to put a border on
a rug bordered with a pattern of leaves bordered the garden with pansies
2
: to touch at the edge or boundary : bound
borders the city on the south Slovakia borders Poland.
1
: to lie on the border
the U.S. borders on Canada
2
: to approach the nature of a specified thing : verge
borders on the ridiculous
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The first known use of border was in the 14th century
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