orle

English

/ɔːl/

noun
Definitions
  • (heraldiccharge) a bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge
  • (heraldry) the wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse
  • (architecture) a fillet under the ovolo of a capital

Etymology

Derived from Latin *orula.

Origin

Latin

*orula

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