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The outside limit of an object, area, or surface
“Pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border.”
A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas
“Yet a troubling increase has come by way of the Black Sea, which borders Bulgaria on the East, and the Danube River, which forms its northern border with Romania.”
A narrow strip of ground planted with flowers or shrubs
“A lawn flanked by wide herbaceous borders.”
Short form of border morris or border dancing
Decoration, especially for clothing
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
Iron curtain
A row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
The process or art of decorating something
The part of the land adjoining or near the sea
A fine open fabric of cotton or silk
A hardened layer, coating, or deposit on the surface of something soft
A long, narrow band or strip differing in colour or texture from the surface on either side of it
A planting or growth of shrubs, or shrubs collectively
To provide with a border or edge
“It was an isolated place with no docks and no homes, centered on a fragile land break bordered by sea, and thus more intimately connected to a wider world.”
To lie on, or adjacent to a border
“Their grazing areas also border a National Park.”
To provide (something) with a decorative edge
“Attractive stone and brick walls border the garden, and it has pedestrian access to Mount Pleasant Avenue.”
To draw, trace, or define the outer edge or shape of
To come close in quantity or quality
All around or nearby a particular place or thing
Further from the middle
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