all the lines of partition (Figs. 211-218). Bordures may also be per fesse, per pale (Fig. 219), quarterly (Fig. 220), gyronny (Fig. 221), or tierced in pairle (Fig. 222), &c.
 Fig. 210.—Bordure. |
 Fig. 211.—Bordure engrailed. |
 Fig. 212.—Bordure invecked. |
 Fig. 213.—Bordure embattled. |
 Fig. 214.—Bordure indented. |
 Fig. 215.—Bordure wavy. |
 Fig. 216.—Bordure nebuly. |
 Fig. 217.—Bordure dovetailed. |
 Fig. 218.—Bordure potenté. |
 Fig. 219.—Bordure per pale. |
The bordure has long since ceased to be a mark of cadency in England, but as a mark of distinction the bordure wavy (Fig. 215) is still used to indicate bastardy. A bordure of England was granted by Royal warrant as an augmentation to H.M. Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, on the occasion of her marriage. The use of the bordure is, however, the recognised method of differencing in Scotland, but it is curious that with the Scots the bordure wavy is in no way a mark of illegitimacy. The Scottish bordure for indicating this fact is
