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

Cornwall of Essex bore the red lion of Poictou, the ermine of Burgundy, and the sable bordure bezantee of Cornwall.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

But the stereotyped use of the bordure wavy in England with a set meaning, gives to the wavy variety a lack of desirability.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.

This assigned to her the arms of her father within a bordure of England, and each of the supporters had a banner of the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom placed in his paws.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.

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