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orle

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4
Pronunciation
/ɔːl/

Definition of orle

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
    “1819, In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe”
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noun

  1. A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
    “1819, In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe”
  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.

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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”).

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