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border vs edging

edging vs border

border and edging both are nouns.

border is a verb but edging is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
border Yes No Yes No
edging Yes No No No
As nouns, edging is a hyponym of border; that is, edging is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than border:
  • border: a strip forming the outer edge of something
  • edging: border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
Other hyponyms of border include selvage, selvedge, verge.
border (noun) edging (noun)
a strip forming the outer edge of something border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
a line that indicates a boundary
the boundary of a surface
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
border (verb) edging (verb)
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
enclose in or as if in a frame
provide with a border or edge
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Difference between border and edging

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