Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - border

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English bordure, from Anglo-French, from ~ to ~, from Old French bort ~, of Germanic origin; probably akin to Old English bord board  Date: 14th century  1. an outer part or edge  2. an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug  3. a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a garden or walk a ~ of tulips  4. boundary crossed the ~ into Italy  5. a plain or decorative margin around printed matter  • ~ed adjective  II. verb  (~ed; ~ing)  Date: 14th century  transitive verb  1. to put a ~ on  2. to touch at the edge or boundary ; bound ~s the city on the south  intransitive verb  1. to lie on the ~ the United States ~s on Canada  2. to approach the nature of a specified thing ; verge ~s on the ridiculous  • ~er noun