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In orle

Orle \Orle\, n. [F. orle an orle, a fillet, fr. LL. orla border, dim. of L. ora border, margin.]

  1. (Her.) A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border.

  2. (Her.) 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.