bordure
/bawr-jer/US // ˈbɔr dʒər //UK // (ˈbɔːdjʊə) //
波尔多,波尔朵,波尔杜,波尔图
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Heraldry.
- : the area adjacent to the outer edges of an escutcheon.
Examples
The bordure (Fig. 210) occurs both as a charge and as a mark of difference.
This happens with the bordure when it is a part of the original coat of arms.
The counterseal to this is square, representing a griffin segreant, not in a shield at all, but surrounded by a bordure.
They are derived from the College Shield, which in heraldic language is sable a crescent ermines with a bordure ermines.
The shield itself (duly granted by the Heralds' College, 1575), comprises both their Coats with a blue and silver bordure.
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