bordure

See also: Bordüre

English

Etymology

Old French bordure

Noun

bordure (plural bordures)

(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
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

Anagrams

Brodeur, bourder

Dutch

Verb

bordure

(archaic) singular present subjunctive of borduren

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔʁ.dyʁ/
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Noun

bordure f (plural bordures)

border (the outer edge of something)
(heraldry) bordure
(nautical) The foot of a sail

Further reading

“bordure” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

brodeur

Italian

Noun

bordure f

plural of bordura

Middle English

Alternative forms

bordeure, bordoure, bourdour, bourdur

Etymology

From Old French bordure.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔrˈdiu̯r(ə)/, /bɔːrˈdiu̯r(ə)/, /ˈbuːrdər(ə)/, /ˈbɔrdər(ə)/

Noun

bordure (plural bordures)

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

Descendants

English: border
Scots: border, bordour

References

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

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