bordura

border; edging

noun bor-DOO-rah Rare

Origin: French bordure

Also means

(gardening) border bed

Usage Note

Bordura refers to a decorative or functional border — in heraldry, the band around a shield; in gardening, a planted border of flowers or shrubs. It entered Italian from French bordure. The related and more common word bordo means 'edge, rim, board a vehicle' (a bordo, 'on board'). The plural is regular: bordure.

Examples

"La bordura di fiori abbellisce il vialetto."

Natural Translation

The flower border beautifies the path.

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