bordure

See also: Bordüre

English

Etymology

A collateral form of, and thus a doublet of border (from Middle English bordure).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboɹ.d͡ʒɚ/, [ˈbo̞ɹ.d͡ʒɚ], /ˈboɹ.djʊɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔː.d͡ʒə/, /ˈbɔːdjʊə/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)
• (without the horse–hoarse merger)
  • (rhotic) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːɹd͡ʒɚ/, /ˈbɔːɹdjʊɹ/
  • (non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːd͡ʒə/, /ˈbɔːdjʊə/

Noun

bordure (plural bordures)

1. (heraldry) A contrasting border around a shield.

Translations

contrasting border round a shield

• Catalan: bordura f
• Czech: lem (cs) m
• Dutch: schildzoom (nl) m
• Finnish: reunus (fi)
• French: bordure (fr) f
• German: Schildrand m
• Hungarian: ráma (hu)
• Italian: bordura (it) f
• Macedonian: обраб m (obrab)
• Polish: skraj (pl) m
• Portuguese: bordura f
• Spanish: bordura (es) f
• Swedish: bård (sv) c, bräm (sv) n

Anagrams

• Brodeur, bourder

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Dutch

Verb

bordure

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of borduren

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French

Etymology

From Old French bordure, bordeure, from border (“to border”), from bort, bord (“a border”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔʁ.dyʁ/

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Noun

bordure f (plural bordures)

1. border (the outer edge of something)
2. (heraldry) bordure
3. (nautical) the foot of a sail
4. kerb (the edge of a pavement or sidewalk)

Descendants

• → Georgian: ბორდიური (bordiuri)
• → Russian: бордюр (bordjur)

Further reading

• “bordure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• brodeur

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /borˈdu.re/
• Rhymes: -ure
• Hyphenation: bor‧dù‧re

Noun

bordure f

1. plural of bordura

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• bordeure, bordoure, bourdour, bourdur

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French bordeure; equivalent to bord (“board”) +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔrˈdiu̯r(ə)/, /boːrˈdiu̯r(ə)/, /ˈboːrdur(ə)/, /ˈbɔrdur(ə)/

Noun

bordure (plural bordures)

1. An edge, boundary, or demarcation:
   1. (heraldry) A heraldic border; a bordure.
   2. A decorative border or edge.

Descendants

• English: border; bordure
• Scots: border, bordour

References

• “bō̆rdūre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.