Defn: Horizon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ORK
Ork, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Orc.
ORKNEYAN
Ork"ney*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Orkney islands. "Orkneyan skerries."
Longfellow.
ORLE Orle, n. Etym: [F. orle an orle, a fillet, fr. LL. orla border, dim. of L. ora border, margin.]
1. (Her.)
Defn: A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border.
2. (Her.)
Defn: The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest. In orle, round the escutcheon, leaving the middle of the field vacant, or occupied by something else; — said of bearings arranged on the shield in the form of an orle.