Bordure

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Heraldry A border around a shield.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A contrasting border round a shield
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A border one fifth the width of the shield, surrounding the field. It is usually plain, but may be charged.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An obsolete or archaic form of border, retained in heraldry.
  • Word Usage
    "Pour remédier à cet inconvénient, il faut parfumer la bordure avec le musc, ou l'eau de fleur d'orange; ou bien encore mêler quelque huile essentielle aromatique comme de citron, de cannelle, de lavande, &c. avec l'essence de térébentine, …"
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