The difference between Orle and Wreath
When used as nouns, orle means a bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge, whereas wreath means something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
Wreath is also verb with the meaning: to place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Orle and Wreath
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Orle as a noun (heraldry):
A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
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Orle as a noun (heraldry):
The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse.
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Orle as a noun (architecture):
A fillet under the ovolo of a capital.
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Wreath as a noun:
Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
Examples:
"a wreath of smoke;  a wreath of clouds"
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Wreath as a noun:
An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
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Wreath as a noun (heraldry):
An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.
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Wreath as a noun:
A defect in glass.
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Wreath as a verb:
To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.
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Wreath as a verb (transitive):
To wrap around something in a circle.
Examples:
"At the funeral, a circle of comrades wreathed the grave of the honored deceased."
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Wreath as a verb (intransitive):
To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath.