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ance in Heraldry. They consist of:
4. Double Tressure, This is vir-
1. The Bordure. This is the Her- tually an orle voided. In other words
aldic name given to a border and it consists of a double strip half the
merely consists of a dBerent colour width of an orle placed in a sirnilar
placed right round the shield, or position. A good example of a
if the blazon includes a chief, the double tressure is that appearing in
Bordure merely refers to the the arms of Scotland. A tressure is
remainder of the field.
2. The Escutcheon. This may be fiory. i.e. garnished with fleurs-de-
borne singly or in multiples and it lis.
nierely consists of a shield placed
upon or within the field. If it is
borne singly it must obviously be
drawn appreciably smaller than the
field would be if merely within a
bordure.
Tressure
5. TIie Canton. This is virtually
a miniature quarter which always
appears in the dexter chief. It
a charge
ahost invariably
and in some cases an augmentation
of honour.
3. The Orle. This is a small bor-
dure around the field but instead of
running round the edge of the field
a sruaIl strip of the field of similar
width is left round the outside of
the Orle. The Orle rnay be a con-
tinuous strip or it may consist of a
number of the same charges placed
' in orle '. Escutcheon generally flory or 0ory counter
Canton
6. The Gyron. One section taken
from the Ordinary ' gyronny ' which
is placed in the dexter chief, adja-
cent to the dexter edge of the shield
and with the hypotenuse of the
Orle triangle on its upper edge.
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