Orle

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔːl/

Origin

From Old French (also modern) orle, from ourler ‘to hem’, or from *orula, a diminutive of Latin ora ‘edge’, probably from os, or- ‘mouth’.

Full definition of orle

Noun

1. (heraldiccharge) A bordure which runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
• 1819: In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
2. (heraldry) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest.

Anagrams

• lore, Orel, relo, role, rôle