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Wreath on Galahad's helmet
Answer for the clue "Wreath on Galahad's helmet ", 4 letters:
orle
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
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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n. 1 (context heraldiccharge English) A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge. 2 (context heraldry English) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest.
Usage examples of orle.
Or, when they tired of that, and of grazing with their soft muzzles to the floor, the stallions would set upon their fillies, rolling them in delight among the tall white orling flowers.