Kerbed

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Having a raised border or edge, especially in reference to roadways or pathways
2. Characterized by the presence of a physical barrier that delineates different areas
3. Pertaining to the act of restricting or confining a space through the use of a curb

Etymology: "Kerbed" is the past form of "kerb," the British spelling of "curb," and the two words share one history. The earlier word "curb" came from a Latin root meaning "bent" or "curved," which is also the source of "curve." That makes "kerb" and "curve" a doublet: two English words that descend from the same Latin ancestor by different routes. The sense of a raised border or frame gave the word its later use for the stone edging along a road or pavement. Its earliest sense was a curved or bent piece, which is why a line of raised stone at the roadside still carries a name rooted in the idea of bending.

Synonyms: edged, bordered, curbed

Antonyms: unbordered, uncurbed