单词 | orle |
释义 | orlen. 1. Heraldry. a. A number of small charges (usually eight) arranged around the shield so as to form an orle (sense 1b). in orle: (of subordinate charges) arranged in this manner. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > minor charges powdering1405 powder1448 semée1562 orle1572 society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [phrase] > manner or type of charge in point1562 in orle1572 in pale1572 in bend1598 in lozengea1695 in triangle1766 in pile1864 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 43 K. beareth Or, a Lyon Seiante, Sable, within an Orle d'Ogresses. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1370/1 He beareth azure, a crosse forme fiche or, within an vrle of stars or. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. ii. 88 These Stars are said to bee borne in Orle or Orle-waies. 1786 W. Boys Coll. Hist. Sandwich (1792) 797 The same legend of St. Martin within a quatrefoil, with four demi-ships conjoined with four demi-lions in orle. 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry viii. 37 Sometimes a series of separate charges form an Orle. 1970 Armorial 6 47 The universal challenge shield..with the main device of the club in the centre and an ‘orle’ of little silver replicas of itself. 1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide Heraldry Gloss. 204 Charges placed in orle follow the line of the orle as on the illustrated seal of Aymer (de Valence), Earl of Pembroke. b. A narrow bordure following the outline of a shield but not extending to its edge. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge > border near edge of shield orle1610 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie ii. vii. 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. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Tressure, a term in Heraldry for an Orle when it is flowered. 1830 T. Robson Hist. Heraldry Gloss. Orle, an inner bordure of the same shape as the escutcheon itself... The field being seen within and round it, on both sides. 1872 J. Ruskin 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. 1950 C. W. Scott-Giles Boutell's Heraldry (rev. ed.) vii. 54 The Orle..blazoned by early heralds as a ‘false escutcheon’ or an ‘escutcheon voided’..is in form an escutcheon with the centre cut away leaving only a narrow border. 1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide Heraldry Gloss. 204 Orle, a voided escutcheon a bordure's width from the edge of the shield. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > base > parts of base plinth1563 torus1563 sub-basec1619 list1663 tore1664 breast1669 supercilium1686 orle1706 orlo1715 ball of a pillar1736 baston1738 batoon1819 griffe1875 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > shaft of column > fluting > fillet fillet1473 stria1563 orloa1652 swathe1673 orle1706 platband1728 striga1771 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) In Architecture, Orle is the same with Plinth. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Orle..in Architecture, a Fillet under the Ovolo, or Quarter-round of a Capital. 1852 E. Lomax & T. Gunyon Nicholson's Encycl. of Archit. II. 311/2 The plinth is also called the orle or orlo. 3. A chaplet or wreath round the helmet of a knight, bearing his crest. historical. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > symbol of rank > [noun] > specific insignia of knight gilt (also gilded) spurs1377 false stirrupc1485 orle1834 society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > extra-scutal devices > [noun] > figure or device over shield and helmet > crest-wreath wreath1478 torse1572 orle1834 crest-wreath1864 1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 186 A bascinet..having..the lining or cap within, and the orle or chaplet without. 1885 H. A. Dillon Fairholt's Costume in Eng. (ed. 3) I. 208 Good examples of the jewelled orles will be found in the effigies of Sir Edward de Thorpe, 1418 [etc.]. 2001 N. Saul Death, Art, & Memory vii. 172 The bascinet is encircled near the crown by a jewelled orle. 4. The rim of a shield. rare. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Orle, the rim of a shield. 1957 D. L. Sayers tr. Song of Roland 171 About his neck he hangs his scutcheon broad: The boss is golden and crystal is the orle. DerivativesΚΠ 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie ii. vii. 66 Borne Orlewaise, or in Orle. ˈorlewise adv. rare in the form or manner of an orle. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adverb] > manner or type of minor charges gerately1486 orleways1610 orlewise1903 1903 N.E.D. at Orle A band of small charges arranged round the shield orlewise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1572 |
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