border
• noun 1 a boundary between two countries or other areas. 2 a decorative band around the edge of something. 3 a strip of ground along the edge of a lawn for planting flowers or shrubs. • verb 1 form a border around or along. 2 (of a country or area) be adjacent to (another). 3 (border on) come close to (an extreme condition). — ORIGIN Old French bordeure.
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