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orle

(ɔːl)

(Heraldry) heraldry a border around a shield

[C16: from French, from ourler to hem]

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orle

(ɔrl)

n.

a narrow band on a heraldic charge.

[1565–75; < Middle French: hem, edge, derivative of ourler to hem < Vulgar Latin *ōrulāre]

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In his hand he bore that singular abacus, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it.

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New owners Kelly and Richard Bailey, who run the five-star Orles Barn Restaurant with Rooms near Ross-on-Wye, have saved 30 jobs through the takeover, and plan to take on about 15 more.

Restaurateurs ride to rescue of 70-room hotel and golf course facing liquidation

Rob and Samantha Luscombe, who run Orles Barn hotel and restaurant in Ross on Wye, said their alternative menu which features zebra, warthog, springbok, crocodile, ostrich and impala, had increased in popularity during the foot-and-mouth crisis.