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threshold, verge, brink

n. a region marking a boundary

frontier

adj. on the American frontier: "one of the last real frontier towns"; "hardships of frontier life"

edge, margin

n. a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"

brim, rim, lip

n. the top edge of a vessel or other container

edging

n. border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)

tassel

n. adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end

confines

n. a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city"

horizon, skyline, apparent horizon, sensible horizon, visible horizon

n. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

prospect, view, panorama, scene, aspect, vista

n. the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

bound, bounds, boundary

n. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

barrier

n. anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

extent, expanse

n. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

point, dot

n. a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"

farming, agrarian, agricultural

adj. relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities"

rustic, agrestic

adj. characteristic of the fields or country; "agrestic simplicity"; "rustic stone walls"

pastoral, bucolic, Arcadian, rustic

adj. used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"

rustic, countrified, countryfied

adj. characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness"

country, country-bred

adj. rough and uncouth; "a country boy"

country, country-style

adj. typical of the country; "country-style sausage"; "country music"

homespun, folksy, cracker-barrel

adj. characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys"

farm

adj. "farm animals"; "a farm hand"

hick

adj. awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"

hobnailed

adj. marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails; "hobnailed laborers"

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