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Webster 1913 Edition
Orle
Orle
,Noun.
[F.
orle
an orle, a fillet, fr. LL. orla
border, dim. of L. ora
border, margin.] 1.
(Her.)
A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border.
2.
(Her.)
The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest.
In orle
, round the escutcheon, leaving the middle of the field vacant, or occupied by something else; – said of bearings arranged on the shield in the form of an orle.
Webster 1828 Edition
Orle
ORLE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Orle
orle
orle
English
Noun
orle (plural orles)
- (heraldry) A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
- 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
- (heraldry) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse.
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Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈorlɛ/
- Hyphenation: or‧le
Noun
orle
- vocative singular of orel
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin *orula, a diminutive of Latin ora (“edge”), probably from os, or- (“mouth”).
Noun
orle m (plural orles)
- (heraldry) orle
Old French
Alternative forms
- urle (Anglo-Norman)
Noun
orle m, f
Descendants
References
- (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (orle)
- urle on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔrlɛ/
Noun
orle
Adjective
orle
- neuter nominative singular of orli
- neuter accusative singular of orli
- neuter vocative singular of orli
- other nominative plural of orli
- other accusative plural of orli
- other vocative plural of orli