"pairle" meaning in English

See pairle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pairles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pairle (plural pairles)
  1. (heraldry, uncommon) A pall. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Heraldic charges

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Azure, a Pairle Or.",
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          "text": "As to its position, examples of its use in bend, in saltire, and even in pairle, are to be found without difficulty. It may be well to remark that the position of charges in pairle is a very common one in German heraldry,[…]",
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          "text": "The trail entered Covington from the northeast and went out through Conecuh. In general, Conecuh, Butler, and Covington Counties are at the three ends of a Y (pairle). By notching the pairle the old trail is exactly indicated.",
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