The border or outer limit of something (literal and figurative); the line or point crossed on entering something (esp. a region or place).
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释义 | the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > land-boundary (94) thresholdeOE The border or outer limit of something (literal and figurative); the line or point crossed on entering something (esp. a region or place). randeOE A border, margin, or strip of land. Now English regional (chiefly Yorkshire) and Scottish. markeOE A boundary, frontier, or limit. Also: land within or near certain boundaries (cf. march, n.3). Obsolete. mereOE A boundary, a border; = mereing, n. 1. Formerly also: †a border district; an object indicating a boundary, a landmark (obsolete). Also figurative. limiting1391 The action of limit, v.; an instance of this. march1402 Chiefly Scottish. The boundary of an estate; a boundary dividing one property from another; a tract of land between two properties. confrontc1430 Frontier, boundary, confine. rare. bourne1523 A boundary (between fields, etc.). Obsolete. limity1523 = limit, n. mereing1565 A boundary; = mere, n.2 1. Also figurative. Now chiefly Irish English. mark-mere1582 a boundary (see mere, n.2 1a). ring1598 The boundary of a forest or estate. Now rare. land-mere1603 A boundary of land. limit1655 A boundary, frontier; an object serving to define a boundary, a landmark. Now spec.: a boundary or terminal point considered as confining or… field boundary1812 a boundary marking the edge of a field, esp. a sports field. landimere1825 Boundary of land. Landimere's day n. also Lanimer day the day on which the annual perambulation of the boundaries is made in Lanarkshire and Aberdeen. section-line1827 (a) the boundary of a section (now only U.S.); (b) a line drawn to indicate the manner of making a section. wad1869 dialect. ‘A line, esp. one marked out between two parcels of land’ (Eng. Dial. Dict.); also see quots. Subcategories:— boundary fence (1) — of a region or territory (10) — boundary of civilized part of country (1) — boundary to avert conflict (1) — boundary mark (46) — forming or marking boundary (7) — determination of boundary (10) |
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