S: (n) backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together) "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
S: (n) fabric, cloth, material, textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers) "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
S: (n) border (a strip forming the outer edge of something) "the rug had a wide blue border"
S: (n) edge (the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something) "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"
S: (n) region, part (the extended spatial location of something) "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
S: (n) hem (the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down) "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket"