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In [[heraldry]] a '''tressure''' is a [[subordinary]] made by the inner quarter of a [[bordure]]. |
In [[heraldry]] a '''tressure''' is a [[subordinary]] made by the inner quarter of a [[bordure]]. The tressure is considered a [[diminutive]] of an [[orle]]. In [[SCA]] [[heraldry]], you may not have a single tressure, but you can have a double or triple tressure. |
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[[Category:Device heraldry]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:21, 27 October 2006
In heraldry a tressure is a subordinary made by the inner quarter of a bordure. The tressure is considered a diminutive of an orle. In SCA heraldry, you may not have a single tressure, but you can have a double or triple tressure.
See also:
