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Webster 1913 Edition


Bordure

Bor′dure

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Noun.
[F.
bordure
. See
Border
,
Noun.
]
(Her.)
A border one fifth the width of the shield, surrounding the field. It is usually plain, but may be charged.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bordure

BORD'URE

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Noun.
In heraldry, a tract or compass of metal, color or fur, within the escutcheon, and around it.