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orle|ɔːl|
Also 6 urle.
[a. F. orle, OF. urle, ourle:—late L. type *ōrulum, dim. of ōra border; It. orlo border, hem. Cf. urle v.]
1. Her. A narrow band of half the width of the bordure, following the outline of the shield, but not extending to the edge of it.
1610J. Guillim Heraldry ii. vii. (1611) 65 The Orle..is an ordinarie composed of a threefold line duplicated admitting a transparencie of the field thorowout the innermost area or space therein enclosed. 1830Robson Hist. Her. Gloss., Orle, an inner bordure of the same shape as the escutcheon itself... The field being seen within and round it, on both sides. 1872Ruskin Eagle's Nest §235 The Orle, a narrow band following the outline of the shield midway between its edge and centre, is a more definite expression of enclosure or fortification by moat or rampart.
b. A band of small charges arranged round the shield orlewise. Hence in orle, said of subordinate charges thus borne.
1572J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 43 K. beareth Or, a Lyon Seiante, Sable, within an Orle d'Ogresses. 1587Fleming Contn. Holinshed III. 1370/1 He beareth azure, a crosse forme fiche or, within an vrle of stars or. 1610J. Guillim Heraldry iii. iii. (1611) 88 These stars are said to bee borne in Orle or Orle waies. 1786W. Boys Coll. Hist. Sandwich (1792) 797 The same legend of St. Martin within a quatre⁓foil, with four demi-ships conjoined with four demi-lions in orle. 1864Boutell Her. Hist. & Pop. vii. 32 Sometimes a series of separate charges form an Orle.
c. The chaplet or wreath round the helmet of a knight, bearing the crest.
1834J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 186 A bascinet..having..the lining or cap within, and the orle or chaplet without.
2. The metal rim of a shield.
In mod. Dicts.
†3. Arch. See quots. and cf. orlo. Obs.
1706Phillips s.v., In Architecture, Orle is the same with Plinth. 1727–41Chambers Cycl., Orle..in architecture, a fillet under the ovolo, or quarter-round of a capital.
Hence ˈorlewise, -ways, advs., in orle: see 1 b.
1610J. Guillim Heraldry ii. vi. (1611) 66 Borne Orlewaise or in Orle. |