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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'orle' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions orle noun  (heraldry) 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 , as heralds term it. " Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Etymology: From Old (and modern) French French, orle, from ourler "to hem", from a diminutive of Latin ora "edge", probably from osLatin, os, or- "mouth".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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