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Argent, an orle gules. In heraldry, an orle is a subordinary consisting of a narrow band occupying the inward half of where a bordure would be, following the exact outline of the shield but within it, showing the field between the outer edge of the orle and the edge of the shield.
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Like the bordure the orle takes on the shape of the shield or flag it is on. Although the orle's diminutive is the tressure, there are examples of "fillet orles" (orles narrower than usual). When a number of charges are arranged as if on a bordure, they are said to be in orle or to form an orle of such charges. It is often said that an orle may ...
"Argent a fess gules" In heraldry, a fess or fesse (from Middle English fesse, Old French faisse, [1] and Latin fascia, "band") [2] is a charge on a coat of arms (or flag) that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the centre of the shield. [3]
The orle originated as a functional, padded roll of fabric worn around the bascinet helmet in the 14th century. In this period the bascinet was often worn under a great helm, and the orle served as a padded buffer between the two helmets. The force of any blow received on the great helm would tend to be absorbed by the orle, rather than being ...
Orle; Fillet (heraldry) This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Bordure". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
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The Rarely Herd toured extensively on the festival circuit, where audiences enjoyed their close vocal harmonies and high energy performances. In 1997 they performed in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada as part of the Bluegrass Sundays Concert Series organized by the Northern Bluegrass Committee. [2]