Bordé

Bordé is a term that can refer to several related uses in Romance-language contexts, including its role as a verb form, an adjective, and a surname. Its meaning depends on the language and the grammatical function it serves in a sentence.

In French, bordé is the past participle of border and is used as an adjective meaning bordered or edged. It describes something that has a border or trim, such as textiles, garments, or surfaces (for example, a tissu bordé de velours). In descriptive or heraldic language, it may appear in phrases that indicate a border or outline around an object or field.

In Spanish, bordé is the first-person singular preterite form of bordar, meaning I embroidered. It is used in narrative or craft contexts to indicate completed embroidery work, such as describing a garment or textile that was decorated by embroidery.

Bordé also functions as a surname, most commonly of French origin. As a family name, it appears in various regions and among individuals in France and other countries, sometimes with diacritical marks that reflect regional orthography.

The accent on é signals its pronunciation and differentiates it from related forms in other languages. Depending on usage, bordé can thus denote a linguistic verb form, an adjective describing a border or edging, or a family name, without implying a single, unified meaning beyond these functions.