Border vs Backing - What's the difference?
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The outer edge of something.
* Bentham
* Barrow
A decorative strip around the edge of something.
A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
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(British) Short form of border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
To put a border on something.
To lie on, or adjacent to a border.
To touch at a border (with on'' or ''upon ).
To approach; to come near to; to verge.
* Archbishop Tillotson
Support, especially financial.
A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer
(music) That which provides support for the main performer
Border is a related term of backing.
As nouns the difference between border and backing
is that border is while backing is support, especially financial.As an adjective backing is
(music) that which provides support for the main performer.As a verb backing is
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English
(wikipedia border)Noun
(en noun)- the borders of the garden
- upon the borders of these solitudes
- in the borders of death
Afghanistan bomb: UK to 'look carefully' at use of vehicles(in The Guardian , 1 May 2013)
- The Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday the men had been killed on Tuesday in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, on the border of Kandahar just north of the provincial capital Lashkar Gah.
Derived terms
* borderlinking * borderspace, borderspacingVerb
(en verb)- Denmark borders Germany to the south.
- Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.
- Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly.
Derived terms
* border on * cross-border 1000 English basic words ----backing
English
Noun
(en noun)- It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.
- The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.