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

Dutch

Verb

bordure

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of borduren

French

Etymology

Inherited 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

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• brodeur

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bordure f

1. plural of bordura

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.