orle

See also: Orle, orlé, and orlę

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔːl/

Noun

orle (plural orles)

  1. (heraldry) A bordure that 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; a torse.
  3. (architecture) A fillet under the ovolo of a capital.

Synonyms

  • (heraldic device surmounting or encircling the helmet): torse, wreath

Anagrams


Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈorlɛ/
  • Hyphenation: or‧le

Noun

orle n

  1. eaglet

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • orlátko

Noun

orle

  1. vocative singular of orel

Further reading

  • orle in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • orle in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams


French

Etymology

From Latin *ōrula, a diminutive of Latin ōra (edge), probably from ōs, ōris (mouth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʁl/

Noun

orle m (plural orles)

  1. (heraldry) orle, bordure
  2. (architecture) orle

Further reading


Old French

Alternative forms

  • urle (Anglo-Norman)

Noun

orle m or f

  1. border; trim (of clothing, a cloth, etc.)

Descendants

References


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔr.lɛ/
  • Homophone: orlę

Noun

orle m

  1. inflection of orzeł:
    1. locative singular
    2. vocative singular

Adjective

orle

  1. inflection of orli:
    1. neuter nominative singular
    2. neuter accusative singular
    3. neuter vocative singular
    4. nonvirile nominative plural
    5. nonvirile accusative plural
    6. nonvirile vocative plural

Further reading

  • orle in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Verb

orle

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of orlar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of orlar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of orlar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of orlar

Spanish

Verb

orle

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of orlar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of orlar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of orlar.
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