noun Download 🔗Share A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge Examples : "The shield's design featured a blue field with a golden lion rampant, surrounded by a thin, red orle that framed the lion without touching the shield's outer edge. " heraldry art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse Examples : "During the medieval reenactment, the knight's crest was firmly attached to the orle atop his helmet. " heraldry wear military history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fillet under the ovolo of a capital Examples : "The architect carefully measured the orle of the capital before starting the next stage of the building project. " architecture art part building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading