"orle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɔːl/ Forms: orles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːl Etymology: From Old French (also modern) orle, from orler (“to hem”), or from Vulgar Latin *orula, a diminutive of Latin ora (“edge”), probably from os, oris (“mouth”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|VL.|*orula}} Vulgar Latin *orula, {{der|en|la|ora|t=edge}} Latin ora (“edge”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} orle (plural orles)
  1. (heraldry) A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge. Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-orle-en-noun-sxyxY7Nc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 1 14 4 4 7 1 20 2 1 1 19 4 19 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 15 4 5 9 0 16 1 0 0 22 2 22 2 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  2. (heraldry) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse. Categories (topical): Heraldry Synonyms: torse, wreath
    Sense id: en-orle-en-noun-t6ZuoFvj Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  3. (architecture) A fillet under the ovolo of a capital. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-orle-en-noun-2wBbPlIV Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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