[bor.der] n [ME bordure, fr. MF, fr. OF, fr. border to border, fr. bort border, of Gmc origin; akin to OE bord] (14c) 1: an outer part or edge
2: an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug
3: a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a garden or walk "a ~ of tulips"
4: boundary "crossed the ~ into Italy"
5: a plain or decorative margin around printed matter -- bor.dered adj
[2]border vb bor.dered ; bor.der.ing vt (14c) 1: to put a border on
2: to touch at the edge or boundary: bound "~s the city on the south" ~ vi 1: to lie on the border "the U.S. ~s on Canada"
2: to approach the nature of a specified thing: verge "~s on the ridiculous" -- bor.der.er n