Home › Words › B › bordurebordure/ˈboɹ.d͡ʒɚ/bordure means A contrasting border around a shield.bordure is pronounced /ˈboɹ.d͡ʒɚ/.EtymologyA collateral form of, and thus a doublet of border (from Middle English bordure).nounA contrasting border around a shield.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bordured 76% match — Having or exhibiting a bordure. vs bordure →embordured 71% match — Furnished with a bordure (now especially if of the same tincture as the field). vs bordure →emborder 65% match — To furnish or adorn with a border. vs bordure →bordered 64% match — having a border vs bordure →tressure 64% match — A narrow border near the edge of a shield or banner. vs bordure →bordland 63% match — The land held by a bordar. vs bordure →border 59% match — The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions. vs bordure →bordage 58% match — The low-level tenure by which a bordar held his cottage. vs bordure →