Orle
A municipality of Croatia.
• Orel, OrĂ«l, eorl, lore, relo, role, rĂ´le
orle (plural orles)
(heraldiccharge) a bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge
Synonyms: torse, wreath
(architecture) a fillet under the ovolo of a capital
• Orel, OrĂ«l, eorl, lore, relo, role, rĂ´le
Source: Wiktionary
Orle, n. Etym: [F. orle an orle, a fillet, fr. LL. orla border, dim. of L. ora border, margin.]
1. (Her.)
Definition: A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border.
2. (Her.)
Definition: The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest. In orle, round the escutcheon, leaving the middle of the field vacant, or occupied by something else; -- said of bearings arranged on the shield in the form of an orle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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