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Tresʹsure (2 syl.)

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A border round a shield in heraldry. The origin of the tressure in the royal arms of Scotland is traced by heralds to the ninth century. They assert that Charlemagne granted it to King Achaius of Scotland in token of alliance, and as an assurance that “the lilies of France should be a defence to the lion of Scotland.” Chalmers insinuates that these two monarchs did not even know of each other’s existence.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Trees
Tregeagle
Tregetour
Tremont
Trench-the-Mer
Trencher
Trencher Cap
Trencher Friends
Trencher Knight
Trenchmore
Tressure
Trèves
Trevéthy Stone
Tria Juncta in Uno
Triads
Trials at Bar
Triamond
Triangles
Triangular Part of Man (The)
Tribune
Tribune of the People (A)