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

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Example Sentences

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bordure

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 Mark Antony Lower

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

Engrailed.—Indented with small concave curves, as the edge of a bordure, bend, or the like.

From Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations by James Slough Zerbe

There is a bordure engrailed to the Kelway coat.

From Notes and Queries, Number 190, June 18, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell

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