The Book of Family Crests: Comprising Nearly Every Family Bearing, Properly Blazoned and Explained ... with the Surnames of the Bearers, Alphabetically Arranged, a Dictionary of Mottos, an Essay on the Origin of Arms, Crests, Etc., and a Glossary of Terms, Volume 1Reeves and Turner, 1882 - Crests |
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arm embowed arm in armour armorial arrow Baron Bart battle-axe beak bezants boar's head branch brave cap of maintenance Castle chapeau claw collared Comp conquers crescent crest cross pattée crosslet cruce cubit arm demi demi-lion rampant Deus Devon dexter arm dexter hand dexter paw Dictionary Dieu ducal coronet eagle emblem embowed erect escallop escutcheon faith falcon fess fides fitchée fleur-de-lis fortune glory grasping griffin's head guardant gutté Hall hand holding head couped head erased helmet heraldry holding a sword honour hope horn Irish Kent king Lanc laurel lion rampant lion's head lion's head erased martlet mihi motto mount vert mouth mural crown neck Norf omnia Order of St pale patriæ pheon Quod rege robore Salop saltier salus sejant Semper shield sine sinister spero Spes stag stag's head Stewart things valour veritas vincit virtue wolf's head wreath