A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry |
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ancient annulets applied Argent argent and azure Azure badge Barry bars base beaked bearing bend sinister bendy bezants bird blazoned bordure borne canton castle charged chevron between three chevron gules chevron sable chief azure chief gules coats of arms collar colour Company conjoined Cornwall coronet counterchanged crescent crest crosier cross crosslet cross moline crown d'argent D'azur d'or dancetty device Devon dexter different tincture Earl embattled engrailed erect ermine escutcheon estoiles examples fesse fesse between three fesse gules fish flaunches fleur-de-lis French heralds frequently fusils goules gueules gules gules between three Harl haurient heads couped heads erased heraldry humetty insignia King Knights lion passant lion rampant London lozenges martlets Monsire mullets naiant occurs ordinary pale Paly passant guardant proper Quarterly represented roses sable saltire Scotland shewn shield signifies Sire Johan sometimes surmounted sword tail temp term tincture tree trois volant wavy wings wreath