border upon

Variant of border

border definition

bor·der (bôr′dər)

noun

  1. an edge or a part near an edge; margin; side
  2. a dividing line between two countries, states, etc. or the land along it; frontier
  3. a narrow strip, often ornamental, along an edge; fringe; edging
  4. an ornamental strip of flowers or shrubs along the edge of a garden, walk, etc.

Etymology: ME & OFr bordure < border, to border < Frank *bord, margin: see board

transitive verb

  1. to provide with a border
  2. to extend along the edge of; bound

adjective

of, forming, or near a border
border Idioms

border on

or border upon
  1. to be next to or adjoining
  2. to be like; almost be his grief borders on madness

the Borders

the area surrounding the boundary between Scotland and England

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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