- Tressour
- 14th century chaplet of goldsmithry or material worn on the head.
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Tressour
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tressure — tressured, adj. /tresh euhr/, n. 1. Heraldry. a narrower diminutive of the orle, usually ornamented with fleurs de lis at the edges and often doubled. 2. Numis. an ornamental border enclosing the type on a coin or medal. [1275 1325; late ME < MF … Universalium
tressure — [ trɛʃə, trɛs(j)ʊə] noun 1》 Heraldry a thin border inset from the edge of a shield, narrower than an orle and usually borne double. 2》 an ornamental enclosure formerly found on some coins. Origin ME (denoting a ribbon or band for the hair): from… … English new terms dictionary
tressure — [tresh′ər] n. [ME tressour < MFr tresseor < OFr tresce: see TRESS] Heraldry a narrow band following the contour, and somewhat inside the edge, of a shield, often ornamented with fleurs de lis: cf. ORLE … English World dictionary
tressure — n. Heraldry a narrow orle. Etymology: ME, orig. = hair ribbon, f. OF tressour etc. (as TRESS) … Useful english dictionary
