Tressure
//ˈtɹɛsjʊə(ɹ)// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A narrow border near the edge of a shield or banner.
"The official blazon of the arms of Perth is "Gules, a Holy Lambe passant regardant staff and cross argent, with the banner of St. Andrew proper, all within a double tressure counter-flowered of the second": […]."
Example
More examples"The official blazon of the arms of Perth is "Gules, a Holy Lambe passant regardant staff and cross argent, with the banner of St. Andrew proper, all within a double tressure counter-flowered of the second": […]."
Etymology
From Middle English tressour, from a mixture of Old French tressure and tresseor. By surface analysis, tress + -ure.
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