orles
/ɔrlz/
noun
- A decorative band or border, especially one that runs along the edge of a wall, floor, or piece of furniture.
- The museum displayed a 17th-century cabinet with a gilded orles along its top edge.
- She painted a delicate floral orles around the ceiling of her bedroom.
- The old mansion had an ornate orles carved into the wooden panels of the dining room.
- In heraldry, a narrow border set inside the edge of a shield, often used to display a secondary color or pattern.
- The herald explained that the orles symbolized protection and loyalty.
- The knight's shield featured a red lion on a gold field with a blue orles.
- The family crest included an orles of silver stars against a dark background.