NOUN
  • Definition - A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge
  • Example - 1819, In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
  • Definition - The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse
  • Example - 1819, In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
  • Synonyms - torse wreath
  • Definition - A fillet under the ovolo of a capital
  • Example - 1819, In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
Words in your word
4 Letter Words
lore 4 orle 4 role 4
3 Letter Words
lor 3 ole 3 ore 3 roe 3
2 Letter Words
el 2 er 2 lo 2 oe 2 or 2 re 2