BORDER

I. noun Etymology: Middle English bordure, from Anglo-French, from ~ to ~, from Old French bort ~, of Germanic origin; probably akin to Old English bord board Date: 14th century an outer part or edge, an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug, a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a garden or walk , boundary , a plain or decorative margin around printed matter, ~ed adjective II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 14th century transitive verb to put a ~ on, to touch at the edge or boundary ; bound , intransitive verb to lie on the ~ , to approach the nature of a specified thing ; verge , ~er noun