"bordered" in the verb sense

1. surround, environ, ring, skirt, border

extend on all sides of simultaneously encircle

"The forest surrounds my property"

2. bound, border

form the boundary of be contiguous to

3. frame, frame in, border

enclose in or as if in a frame

"frame a picture"

4. border, edge

provide with a border or edge

"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"

5. border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

"Canada adjoins the U.S."

"England marches with Scotland"

"bordered" in the adjective sense

1. bordered

having a border especially of a specified kind sometimes used as a combining term

"black-bordered handkerchief"

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