bordure
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bordure
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at border
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The silk bordure was furred with countervair, silver and blue.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Henry III, bore the same arms, with the bordure sable bezantee, whence he is presumed to have been a cadet of Valetorte.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower
The 4th son a bordure purflewe, argent and azure.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower
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 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
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