in gardening, is made to inclose parterres, that they may not be injured by walking in them.

Borders are made either circular, strait, or in cants; and are turned into knots, scrolls, volutes, and other compartments. They are rendered very ornamental by the flowers, shrubs, yews, &c. that are raised in them. They are always laid with a sharp rising in the middle; because, if they are flat, they are not always agreeable to the eye: And as for their breadth, the largest are allowed five or six feet, and the lesser commonly four. There are four sorts, 1. Those continued about parterres, without any interruption. 2. Those cut into compartments and convenient distances by small passages; these two are raised in the middle, and adorned with flowers and shrubs. 3. Even and flat ones, without flowers. And, 4. Quite plain borders, only sanded, as in parterres of orangery.

BORD-free. See FREE.

Bord-halfpenny, a small toll, by custom paid to the lord of the town for setting up boards, tables, booths, &c. in fairs and markets.

Bord-lands, the demesnes which lords keep in their hands for the maintenance of their board or table.

Bord-lode, a service required of tenants to carry timber out of the woods of the lord to his house. It is also used to signify the quantity of provision which the bordarii or bordmen paid for their bord lands.

Bord-service, the tenure of bord-lands, by which some lands in certain places are held of the bishop of London, and the tenants now pay sixpence per acre, in lieu of finding provision anciently for their lord's table.