orle
A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edgeA bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
Meaning
3 sensesA bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse.
A fillet under the ovolo of a capital.
Origin
From Old French (also modern) orle, from orler (“to hem”), or from Vulgar Latin *orula, aFrom Old French (also modern) orle, from orler (“to hem”), or from Vulgar Latin *orula, a diminutive of Latin ora (“edge”), probably from os, oris (“mouth”).
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