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orle.

A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɔːl/
  1. A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.

  2. The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse.

  3. A fillet under the ovolo of a capital.

Where this word comes from

From 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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