orle

American  

[awrl] / ɔrl /

noun

1. Heraldry.

   1. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.

   2. an arrangement in orle of small charges.

      azure, an orle of bezants.

2. Armor. a thick roll of cloth or leather on a helmet forming a base for an ornamental crest.

3. Also called orlo.  Also called orlet.  Architecture.

   1. a border, as one formed by a fillet.

   2. a fillet at the upper end of the shaft of a column.

   3. a fillet between two flutes of a column.

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orle British  

/ ɔːl /

noun

1. heraldry a border around a shield

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Etymology

Origin of orle

1565–75; < Middle French: border, edge < Vulgar Latin *ōrulus, diminutive of Latin ōra border

Example Sentences

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orle

They chose a big orle, so big that the strongest field hands bent their backs under its weight.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

See! a saltire within an orle is the private water-mark of Sergeant & Co.

From The Cab of the Sleeping Horse by John Reed Scott

Azure, an orle of martlets or, on an inescutcheon arg. three bass gules.

From Notes and Queries, Number 59, December 14, 1850 by Various

Az. an inescocheon in an orle of martlets or.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 105, November 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

On looking in the windows orle is fairly astonished at the diversity of shapes that are exposed for sale.

From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Philip E. Muskett