† imbordurev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To encompass with a border; spec. Heraldry to furnish with a bordure of the same tincture (distinguished from borduring n., used when the bordure was of a different tincture from the field). Always in past participle or verbal noun.
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1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. B iij a Ther be vi. Differences in armys..Labell and Enborduryng for lordis.
1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) 110 b This sometime is termed emborduring, because it is of the same that the field is off.
1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 36v Of Armes enbordured, or with bordurs.
1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie i. v. 17 You shall say, that he beareth such metall, colour or furre imbordured.
1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Imborduring, a term in Heraldry, when the field and circumference of the field are both of one mettal, colour, or fur.
1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) To Imbordure,..is to encompass with a Border.
1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang.
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