TRESSURE


Meaning of TRESSURE in English

— 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 tress ( er ) to braid, plait (deriv. of tresse TRESS) + -ure -URE; r. ME tressour tresseor, tressoir ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .