urdé

urdé adjective: pointed, as a cross, or having a point projected, as a bend; varriated.

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Adjective

urdé (not comparable)

Pointed, as a cross, or having a point projected, as a bend; varriated.
- A cross urdé seems to be the same with what we otherwise call chleche, or chlechée. See CHLECHE.1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica or a Dictionary of Arts and Sciences …
- The sacred monogram is engraved on the bowl, the top of the letter I forming a cross urdé.1891, Surrey Archaeological Society, Surrey Archaeological Collections: Relating to the History and Antiquities of the County, page 344
Synonyms:

aiguisé

Examples of urdé in a sentence

Badge : A Cross-urdé resting on wreath of laurels and oak banded gold.1915, The Autocar:
The decoration consists of a cross urdé enamelled white with gold edges, resting on a wreath of laurel and oak enamelled green .1919, Henry Taprell Dorling, Ribbons and Medals: Part 1-2, page 37:

Synonyms of urdé

aiguisé

Forms of urdé

alternative form	urdy
alternative form	urdée

Origin of urdé

Possibly from a misreading of French [croix] vidée (“reduced [cross]”), in croix aiguisée et vidée, a cross pointed and reduced or voided. Alternatively, from Anglo-Norman urdee, ordé (“pointed”), ultimately from Frankish *ord (“point”), from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz (“point”). More at English ord.

Questions about urdé

What does urdé mean?: Urdé means pointed, as a cross, or having a point projected, as a bend; varriated.
How do you use urdé in a sentence?: Badge : A Cross-urdé resting on wreath of laurels and oak banded gold.
What part of speech is urdé?: Urdé is an adjective.

Words near urdé in the dictionary

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