Orle vs. Torse

Orlenoun

(heraldry) a bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge

Orlenoun

(heraldry) the wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse

Orlenoun

(architecture) a fillet under the ovolo of a capital

Orlenoun

A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border.

Orlenoun

The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest.

Torsenoun

(heraldry) A twist of cloth or wreath underneath and forming part of a crest; an orle, a wreath. It is customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on.

Torsenoun

A wreath.

Torsenoun

A developable surface. See under Developable.

Torse

In heraldry, a torse or wreath is a twisted roll of fabric laid about the top of the helmet and the base of the crest. It has the dual purpose of masking the join between helm and crest, and of holding the mantling in place.