boord

Dutch

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -oːrt
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch boorde, from Old Dutch *bordo, from Proto-Germanic *burdô.

Noun

boord m (plural boorden, diminutive boordje n)

border, boundary
shore, bank
(also neuter) collar (of a shirt)
witte boorden: the white-collar class

Synonyms

(border): grens
(shore): oever
(collar): kraag

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch boort, from earlier bort (modern bord).

Noun

boord m, n (plural boorden, diminutive boordje n)

(nautical) a collective term used for both sides of a ship (the starboard and the port)
the entire ship
aan boord: on board, aboard

Anagrams

brood

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