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| edging |
something that constitutes, or is placed along, an edge or border to protect, decorate, or define it. |
| frame |
a rim or border that encloses. [2/9 definitions] |
| fret2 |
an angular, repeated pattern within a border. [1/3 definitions] |
| frontier |
a border between two countries, or the area close on either side. [1/3 definitions] |
| Great Lakes |
a group five large interconnected freshwater lakes on the border between the United States and Canada. The Great Lakes include Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. [1/2 definitions] |
| hairline |
the border of where one's hair naturally grows, esp. at the forehead. [1/3 definitions] |
| hem1 |
an edge or border, esp. of a cloth garment, curtain, or the like, when it has been folded back and stitched down. [1/3 definitions] |
| hemstitch |
to stitch a hem along a narrow strip where parallel threads have been pulled out, producing a decorative openwork border on (a fabric). [1/2 definitions] |
| Holstein |
a district in Germany near the Danish border. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jordan |
a river that flows from Lebanon, along the border of Israel and Jordan and into the Dead Sea. [1/2 definitions] |
| Kanchenjunga |
the world's third highest mountain, located in the Himalayas on the border between India and Nepal. |
| limb2 |
an edge or border that differs in appearance or structure from the surface or object it borders, such as the visible edge of a heavenly body. |
| limbic |
in anatomy, pertaining to or characterized by a limbus, or border between two bodily structures. |
| limbic system |
a set of brain structures, located at the border (or limbus) separating the cerebral hemisphere from the brain stem, that support emotional responses, behavior, memory formation, and olfaction. |
| limbus |
in anatomy, a distinct border or edge between two structures. |
| margin |
an edge and the border area near it. [1/9 definitions] |
| marginate |
having a margin or distinct border. [1/2 definitions] |
| margrave |
the military governor of a medieval German border province. |
| mat2 |
a piece of cardboard or other stiff material that acts as a frame for a picture or as a border between a picture and its frame. [2 definitions] |
| matting2 |
a piece of stiff material, usu. cardboard, used to frame a picture or act as a border between a picture and its frame. [1/2 definitions] |
| Middle East |
the region along the southeastern and eastern border of the Mediterranean from Libya and eastward to Afghanistan. (Cf. Far East, Near East.) |
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