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bordure

American  
[bawr-jer] / ˈbɔr dʒər /

noun

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


bordure British  
/ ˈbɔːdjʊə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

A bordure charged with a series of inanimate figures or devices, as crosslets, roundles, &c.; to a similar bordure of living figures the term Enaluron is applied.

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

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.

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

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

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