bordure
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bordure
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at border
Example Sentences
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The silk bordure was furred with countervair, silver and blue.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Killegrew of Cornwall bore, Argent, an eagle displayed with two heads sable, within a bordure sable bezantee.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
During the Crusades, the only difference consisted in the bordure or border, which, as the name implies, was a border or edging running round the edge of the shield.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
Some families of Mascall bear barry of eight, others fleur-de-lis and a bordure, and the family of Mascule, a fesse.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
The impaled rose and thistle is borne by the Earl of Kinnoull, repeated eight times upon a bordure.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
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