ORLES

A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge

Example: "1819, in his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — walter scott, ivanhoe"

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

A fillet under the ovolo of a capital