orle
/ɔːl/
orle noun: a bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
Noun
orle (plural orles)
- A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
- 1819, In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
- The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse.
- A fillet under the ovolo of a capital.
Proper noun capitalized: Orle
Orle
- A municipality of Croatia.
Synonyms of orle
Forms of orle
| plural | orles |
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Origin of orle
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”).
Words that rhyme with orle
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- pall
- paul
- recall
- tall
- Donegal
- saul
- forestall
- Saint Paul
- all
- appall
- hauler
- maul
- overcall
- overhaul
- scrawl
- withcall
- befall
- brawl
- drawl
- install
- set out one's stall
- sing small
- bawl
- spall
- sprawl
- squall
- trawl
- withal
- y'all
- acrawl
- awl
- infall
- moneyball
- overall
- pawl
- saule
- Senegal
- shawl
- spawl
- tell all
- yawl
- appal
- asprawl
- at all
- aul
- becrawl
- bescrawl
- besmall
Questions about orle
- What does orle mean?
- Orle means a bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
- What part of speech is orle?
- Orle can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce orle?
- Orle is pronounced /ɔːl/.
- What is the plural of orle?
- The plural of orle is orles.
Words near orle in the dictionary
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