tressure

American  

[tresh-er] / ˈtrɛʃ ər /

noun

1. Heraldry. a narrower diminutive of the orle, usually ornamented with fleurs-de-lis at the edges and often doubled.

2. Numismatics. an ornamental border enclosing the type on a coin or medal.

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tressure British  

/ ˈtrɛʃə, ˈtrɛsjʊə /

noun

1. heraldry a narrow inner border on a shield, usually decorated with fleurs-de-lys

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Other Word Forms

• tressured adjective

Etymology

Origin of tressure

1275–1325; late Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to tress ( er ) to braid, plait (derivative of tresse tress ) + -ure -ure; replacing Middle English tressour < Middle French tresseor, tressoir

Example Sentences

For the Stouts, chevrony russet and gold, for Slate, a grey field within a double tressure white.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The arms of House Poole were a blue plate on white, framed by a grey tressure.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Second, or, a lion rampant gules, within a double tressure of the same, flory and counter flory.

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

Tres′sured, having a tressure: arranged in the form of, or occupying the position of, a tressure.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The Tressure or flowered tressure is a figure which is correctly described by Woodward’s incorrect description of the orle as cited above, being a narrow inner border of the shield.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various