Orle vs. Torse — What's the Difference?

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

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.

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

(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.

(architecture) A fillet under the ovolo of a capital.

A wreath.

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

A developable surface. See under Developable.

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