orle
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[edit] Etymology
From Old (and modern) French orle, from ourler ‘to hem’, from a diminutive of Latin ora ‘edge’, probably from os, or- ‘mouth’.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɔ:l/
[edit] Noun
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orle (plural orles)
- (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 orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
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[edit] Verb
orle (infinitive: orlar)
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of orlar.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of orlar.
- formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of orlar.
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