bordure

American  

[bawr-jer] / ˈbɔr dʒər /

noun

Heraldry.

1. the area adjacent to the outer edges of an escutcheon.

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bordure British  

/ ˈbɔːdjʊə /

noun

1. heraldry the outer edge of a shield, esp when decorated distinctively

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Etymology

Origin of bordure

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at border

Example Sentences

The silk bordure was furred with countervair, silver and blue.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Saltire bears billets and a bordure, but not the ordinary so called.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

They are derived from the College Shield, which in heraldic language is sable a crescent ermines with a bordure ermines.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward

There are two other shields bearing, Two bars with a bordure.

From Notes and Queries, Number 238, May 20, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

He was the first of his line that bore for his arms, Or, a chevron gules within a bordure engrailed sable.

From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by Rogers, William Henry Hamilton