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orle
\ˈȯr(ə)l\ noun
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Etymology: Middle French, literally, border, hem, from orler to put a hem on, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin orulare, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin orula border, hem, from Latin ora border, rim, coast — more at oral
1. heraldry
a. : a number of small charges arranged so as to form a border within the edge of the field
< an orle of martlets >
b. : a border within and parallel to but not touching the edge of the field
c. : the wreath or chaplet surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest
2. : a narrow fillet at the top of a shaft separating it from the bell of the capital or at the bottom above the molding of the base
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