Border \Bor"der\, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to
   border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte
   border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board
   in sense 8. See Board, n., and cf. Bordure.]
   1. The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a
      garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.
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            Upon the borders of these solitudes.  --Bentham.
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            In the borders of death.              --Barrow.
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   2. A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part
      of a country; a frontier district.
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   3. A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of
      something, as an ornament or finish.
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   4. A narrow flower bed.
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   Border land, land on the frontiers of two adjoining
      countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as,
      the border land of science.

   The Border, The Borders, specifically, the frontier
      districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent.

   Over the border, across the boundary line or frontier.
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   Syn: Edge; verge; brink; margin; brim; rim; boundary;
        confine.
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