An archaic or heraldic term for a wing, particularly used in descriptions of medieval armor or coat-of-arms designs.
From Old French 'aile' meaning wing, derived from Latin 'ala.' This term survives primarily in heraldry and historical costume descriptions.
In heraldry, when you see winged creatures on shields and coats of arms, the technical term for those wings is 'ailes'—it's a beautiful linguistic fossil from medieval French!
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