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pairle

pairle noun: a pall.

Noun

pairle (plural pairles)

  1. (uncommon) A pall.
    • Azure, a Pairle Or.1722, Alexander Nisbet, A System of Heraldry Speculative and Practical, page 195
    • 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,[…]1886, Walford Dakin Selby, The Genealogist, page 228

Forms of pairle

pluralpairles

Questions about pairle

What does pairle mean?
Pairle means a pall.
What part of speech is pairle?
Pairle is a noun.
What is the plural of pairle?
The plural of pairle is pairles.

Words near pairle in the dictionary

  1. pairing off
  2. pairing time
  3. pairing times
  4. pairing up
  5. pairings
  6. pairle
  7. pairles
  8. pairs
  9. pairs and shares
  10. pairs of binoculars
  11. pairs of colors

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