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A narrow band inside and clear of the shield edge.
Also known as: Inner border heraldic, False escutcheon
In heraldry an orle is a narrow band following the outline of the shield but set in from the edge, so a strip of the field shows outside it.
Follows the shield's outline set in from the edge, leaving the field visible outside it.
Contexts: History
Is distinguished from a bordure by that outer margin, which is the only difference between the two and is easily lost in a small drawing.
Contexts: History
A narrow band following the shield's outline with a clear margin of the field visible outside it on all sides.