Category:Orle

Orle, n. Etym: [f. orle an orle, a fillet, fr. Ll. orla border, dim. Of l. ora border, margin.]

1. (her.)

Defn: a bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, But at some distance from, the border.

2. (her.)

Defn: the wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of A knight and bearing the crest. In orle, round the escutcheon, Leaving the middle of the field vacant, or occupied by something Else; -- said of bearings arranged on the shield in the form of an Orle.