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