2. To approach; to come near to; to verge.
[1913 Webster]
Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly. --Abp. Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bordered — or dered adj. having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; as, black bordered handkerchief. Antonym of {unbordered}. [Narrower terms: {boxed}; {deckled, deckle edged, featheredged}; {lined}; {seagirt, sea… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bordered — adjective having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term black bordered handkerchief • Ant: ↑unbordered • Similar to: ↑boxed, ↑deckled, ↑deckle edged, ↑featheredged, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Bordered Pug — Taxobox name = Bordered Pug regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Geometridae genus = Eupithecia species = E. succenturiata binomial = Eupithecia succenturiata binomial authority = Linnaeus, 1758The… … Wikipedia
Bordered White — Taxobox name = Bordered White image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Geometridae genus = Bupalus species = B. piniaria binomial = Bupalus piniaria binomial authority = Linnaeus,… … Wikipedia
bordered pit — noun Etymology: bordered, past participle of border (II) : a wood cell pit (as of gymnosperm tracheids) having the secondary cell wall arched over the pit cavity * * * bordered pit noun (botany) A thin area in the secondary wall of a cell,… … Useful english dictionary
bordered skate — baltoji raja statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Raja alba angl. bordered skate; bottle nosed skate; burton skate; spear nosed skate; white skate rus. белый скат; остроносый скат ryšiai: platesnis… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
bordered — adjective see border I … New Collegiate Dictionary
bordered — adj. having a border with bor·der || bÉ”ËdÉ™ n. boundary; edge, fringe; frame which surrounds the application window (Computers) v. be adjacent to; live next door … English contemporary dictionary
bordered on the east by — limited on the eastern side by, shares a border on the eastern side with … English contemporary dictionary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary — or Silver bordered Fritillary Conservation status Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
