bordure
See also: Bordüre
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
A collateral form of, and thus a doublet of border (from Middle English bordure).
PronunciationEdit
- (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)
NounEdit
bordure (plural bordures)
TranslationsEdit
contrasting border round a shield
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AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
VerbEdit
bordure
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French bordure, bordeure, from border (“to border”), from bort, bord (“a border”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bord.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bordure f (plural bordures)
- border (the outer edge of something)
- (heraldry) bordure
- (nautical) the foot of a sail
- kerb (the edge of a pavement or sidewalk)
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “bordure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bordure f
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old French bordeure; equivalent to bord (“board”) + -ure.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bordure (plural bordures)
- An edge, boundary, or demarcation:
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “bō̆rdūre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.