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Search phrase: border

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Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vii.80Above the border of this horizon,Aboue the Border of this Horizon,

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Glossary

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borderkeep within bounds, contain, confine
borderingon the border
brimedge, border, margin
frontierborder fortress, frontier town
Limbodomain on the border of hell believed to contain the souls of unbaptised infants and of just people born before Christ
listcloth edging, border material
marchborder region, frontier
margentmargin, edge, border
purlieuedge, fringe, border [of forest land]
shorelimit, border, bound
valancedrapery making up the border of a bed canopy

Thesaurus

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borderbrim
bordermargent
bordershore
borderpurlieu
bordermarch
borderskirt
border fortressfrontier
border materiallist
border, on thebordering
drapery making up the border of a bed canopyvalance
fortress, borderfrontier
hell, border ofLimbo
material, borderlist
region, bordermarch

Themes and Topics

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World [outside Britain], places and peoples... limbo aw v iii 260 domain on the border of hell containing the souls of unbaptis...
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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BORDERBASICborder n, border v, bordering adj
BORDERPEOPLEborderer n

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