bordure

American  

[bawr-jer] / ˈbɔr dʒər /

noun

Heraldry.

1. the area adjacent to the outer edges of an escutcheon.

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bordure British  

/ ˈbɔːdjʊə /

noun

1. heraldry the outer edge of a shield, esp when decorated distinctively

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Etymology

Origin of bordure

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at border

Example Sentences

The silk bordure was furred with countervair, silver and blue.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

There are two other shields bearing, Two bars with a bordure.

From Notes and Queries, Number 238, May 20, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

I fancy in ancient heraldry; but there the word is "purflew" a "bordure of ermines, peans, or furs," whilst the ancients spell it "purfile," a "trimming for women's gowns."

From Violin Making 'The Strad' Library, No. IX. by Mayson, Walter H. (Walter Henry)

But the stereotyped use of the bordure wavy in England with a set meaning, gives to the wavy variety a lack of desirability.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.

Killegrew of Cornwall bore, Argent, an eagle displayed with two heads sable, within a bordure sable bezantee.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony