orle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
name
  1. A municipality of Croatia.

Pronunciation

/ɔːl/

Word forms

orle orles

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

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