Etymology

bordure

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Today it means: A contrasting border around a shield. Full definition →

Middle English bordure
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited frombordure
  2. English todaybordure

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

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishbordure all →

border

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