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

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

In Dorchester Church, Oxfordshire, in painted glass: Argent, a lion rampant, gules crowned or, within a bordure sable bezant�e.

From Notes and Queries, Number 203, September 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

On a tile which I have seen, but cannot just now recollect where: The double-headed eagle, bezant�e, without any bordure.

From Notes and Queries, Number 203, September 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

The only difference in the arms is, in both copies, that there is no bordure engrailed; but this has probably been added since as a difference, as was often done to distinguish families.

From Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George