Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
tressure [tresh-er] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- Heraldry. a narrower diminutive of the orle, usually ornamented with fleurs-de-lis at the edges and often doubled.
- Numismatics. an ornamental border enclosing the type on a coin or medal.
Origin of tressure 1275–1325; late Middle English Middle French, equivalent to tress(er) to braid, plait (derivative of tresse tress) + -ure -ure; replacing Middle English tressour Middle French tresseor, tressoir Related formstres·sured, adjective Examples from the Web for tressure Historical Examples of tressure
The tressure should be double, but in this instance it is single.
Cyril Davenport
The border surrounding the lion is heraldically known as the tressure.
F. Edward Hulme
The same rule, by the way, applies to the tressure, but not to the orle.
Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
The first authentic illustration of the tressure in the arms of Scotland dates from the year 1260.
F. Edward Hulme
In 1471 there was a curious attempt of the Scottish Parliament to displace the tressure.
Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
British Dictionary definitions for tressure tressure noun
- heraldry a narrow inner border on a shield, usually decorated with fleurs-de-lys
Derived Formstressured, adjectiveWord Origin for tressure C14: from Old French tressour, from trecier to plait, from trece tress