Bordered

/ˈbɔːrdərd/

verbBeginner📊CommonAction
2 meanings2 questions

Definitions

2 meanings
1

To serve as a boundary or edge to.

/ˈbɔːrdərd/

verbneutralBeginner
Action

To form an edge or boundary of something.

The garden was bordered by a neat hedge.

💡 Simply: To put a line or edge around something.

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2

The photograph was bordered with a delicate lace.

How It's Used

Geography

"The country is bordered by mountains to the north."

Art

"The artist bordered the painting with a gold leaf frame."

2

Having a border.

/ˈbɔːrdərd/

adjectiveneutralBeginner
Descriptive

Having a border or edge.

The page was bordered with a decorative pattern.

💡 Simply: Having an edge or frame.

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2

A bordered scarf added elegance to her outfit.

How It's Used

Textiles

"She chose a bordered tablecloth for the dining table."

Tip:Imagine a picture with a border around it.

From Middle English *borduren*, from Old French *border*, from *borde* "edge, margin".

The use of 'bordered' in historical texts often refers to the decorative borders of manuscripts and tapestries.

Memory tip

Think of a border around a country or picture.

Word Origin

LanguageOld French
Original meaning

"edge, margin"

bordered byfinely borderedheavily bordered

Common misspellings

bordredborderd

Usage

30%Spoken
70%Written