border

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A border (from French bordure ) or border is a decorated edge or a fabric edge on fabrics , clothing , carpets , upholstered furniture or in interior decoration .

Interior design

In the field of interior design , a border describes various things:

  • Borders ( wallpaper borders ) are wallpaper rolls printed with colored motifs and ornaments , for an optical effect.
  • It is no different with textile borders that are sewn onto curtains or tablecloths.
  • The tile or mosaic border is a decorative band of individual tiles or tile fragments running around the wall in the room .
  • Decoration in leaded glass windows .

Further occurrences

  • In heraldry , the natural boundary of the shield - the edge of the shield - is also referred to as a border.
  • There are borders on postage stamps from Old Germany, primarily Hanover. The printed sheets were provided with decorative borders, so-called borders. Brands with border edges usually experience an increase in value.
  • In letterpress printing, a decorative border was created around the text block on precious books.

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  • Wallpaper border

  • Tile border

  • Mosaic border

  • Border on a book illustration

  • Sheet of postage stamps with border border

  • Letterpress border

  • Borders in leaded glass windows

  • Plate with border

Mix-ups

  • Black and silver board , not to be confused with a border

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: border  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations