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A strip along the edge of something.

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Usage examples (39)
  • Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.
  • The rug had a wide blue border
  • Militarizing the border is a totally terrible idea.
  • "We're doing border patrol, what I call border patrol."
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  • The "boarder" (person who pays for regular meals in someone's home) stood at the "border" (edge) of the moat and looked at the "bordure" (part of a coat of arms) on the castle drawbridge.
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