tressure

[ tresh-er ]

/ ˈtrɛʃ ər /

noun

Heraldry. a narrower diminutive of the orle, usually ornamented with fleurs-de-lis at the edges and often doubled.

Numismatics. an ornamental border enclosing the type on a coin or medal.

Origin of tressure

1275–1325; late Middle English <Middle French, equivalent to tress(er) to braid, plait (derivative of tressetress) + -ure-ure; replacing Middle English tressour<Middle French tresseor, tressoir

OTHER WORDS FROM tressure

tressured, adjective

Words nearby tressure

treppe, tresis, trespass, tress, tressed, tressure, tressy, tres-tine, trestle, trestle table, trestletree

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Example sentences from the Web for tressure

Within this border is a representation of the full coat-of-arms of Scotland—a lion rampant, within a tressure flory counter-flory.
Royal English Bookbindings|Cyril Davenport
Two instances are known in which the decoration of the tressure has differed from the usual conventional fleurs-de-lis.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Here the tressure was gules, as in the Royal arms, although the field on which it was placed was vert.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
In 1471 there was a curious attempt of the Scottish Parliament to displace the tressure.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

This augmentation has been interpreted as a golden scocheon with the demi-lion within the Scottish tressure.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tressure

tressure

/ (ˈtrɛʃə, ˈtrɛsjʊə) /

noun

heraldry a narrow inner border on a shield, usually decorated with fleurs-de-lys

Derived forms of tressure

tressured, adjective

Word Origin for tressure

C14: from Old French tressour, from trecier to plait, from trece tress

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tressure
释义	tressure [ tresh-er ] / ˈtrɛʃ ər / noun Heraldry. a narrower diminutive of the orle, usually ornamented with fleurs-de-lis at the edges and often doubled. Numismatics. an ornamental border enclosing the type on a coin or medal. Origin of tressure 1275–1325; late Middle English <Middle French, equivalent to tress(er) to braid, plait (derivative of tressetress) + -ure-ure; replacing Middle English tressour<Middle French tresseor, tressoir OTHER WORDS FROM tressure tressured, adjective Words nearby tressure treppe, tresis, trespass, tress, tressed, tressure, tressy, tres-tine, trestle, trestle table, trestletree Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tressure Within this border is a representation of the full coat-of-arms of Scotland—a lion rampant, within a tressure flory counter-flory. Royal English Bookbindings\|Cyril Davenport Two instances are known in which the decoration of the tressure has differed from the usual conventional fleurs-de-lis. A Complete Guide to Heraldry\|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies Here the tressure was gules, as in the Royal arms, although the field on which it was placed was vert. A Complete Guide to Heraldry\|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies In 1471 there was a curious attempt of the Scottish Parliament to displace the tressure. A Complete Guide to Heraldry\|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies This augmentation has been interpreted as a golden scocheon with the demi-lion within the Scottish tressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for tressure tressure / (ˈtrɛʃə, ˈtrɛsjʊə) / noun heraldry a narrow inner border on a shield, usually decorated with fleurs-de-lys Derived forms of tressure tressured, adjective Word Origin for tressure C14: from Old French tressour, from trecier to plait, from trece tress Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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