Bound"a*ry (&?;), n.;
pl. Boundaries (&?;) [From
Bound a limit; cf. LL. bonnarium piece of land
with fixed limits.]
That which indicates or fixes a limit
or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or
separating line; a real or imaginary limit.
But still his native country lies
Beyond the boundaries of the skies.
N. Cotton.
That bright and tranquil stream, the boundary of Louth and Meath.
Macaulay.
Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our thoughts.
Locke.
Syn. -- Limit; bound; border; term; termination; barrier; verge; confines; precinct. Bound, Boundary. Boundary, in its original and strictest sense, is a visible
object or mark indicating a limit. Bound is the limit
itself. But in ordinary usage the two
words are made interchangeable.
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