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

The arms of the family are singular, being, Argent within a bordure engrailed sable, two groving irons in saltire sable, between four pears Or.

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

Likewise the collar of the buck, their crest, was of the same colour as their bordure.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower

I fancy in ancient heraldry; but there the word is "purflew" a "bordure of ermines, peans, or furs," whilst the ancients spell it "purfile," a "trimming for women's gowns."

From Violin Making 'The Strad' Library, No. IX. by Walter H. (Walter Henry) Mayson

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 R. B. Utting

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