With the important exception of the chief all the foregoing ordinaries, as bearings occupying the principal parts of the shield, are mentioned in blazon immediately after the field and before the charges, if any, as: Argent a bend between two fleurs-de-lis Gules, for example. The chief, on the other hand, is not blazoned until after the rest of the shield has been fully described. Ordinaries may themselves be charged, and in that case the sequence in the blazon is: (1) the field; (2) the objects immediately on it; and lastly, the charges with which the latter are charged. For example: Az. _on a_ chevron between three roses Or, as many fleurs-de-lis of the field. It will be noticed that the fact that the ordinary is charged is mentioned early in the blazon, though the description of the charges is left till later in accordance with the sequence already stated. Also that the chevron and roses being of the same tinctures the word _Or_ only follows the last of the objects to which it refers. Another point that is here exemplified is the avoidance of tautology by the use of the words “as many” instead of the repetition of the number three, and again in describing the fleurs-de-lis by tincturing them “of the field” instead of repeating az. This extreme objection to tautology is very characteristic of heraldic language, and where it is impossible to otherwise avoid repeating a tincture the ordinary word will be used in place of the technical one, as Gold in place of Or. [Illustration: FIG. 70.] Having proceeded so far with the subject of blazon, two very convenient methods of noting heraldic facts may now be described. That which is called a “trick” is a slight sketch, in which simplification is carried to the ultimate extent by indicating with numbers the charges which are repeated. As an instance, the coat blazoned above would appear in trick thus (Fig. 70). In the other method, which is a sort of heraldic shorthand, the blazon would be written: Az. on a [Shape 1] bet 3 [Shape 2] Or 3 [Shape 3] Az., the niceties of ordinary blazon in avoiding repetition being ignored. VARIOUS LINES.--The lines with which simple objects are drawn and fields divided are, normally, plain ones; but various others are also employed, and constitute important differences between one coat and another. Those in ordinary use are as follows (Fig. 71):-- [Illustration: Engrailed Invected Wavy Nebulée Indented Dancettée Embattled Raguly Dovetailed Potenty Rompu Fig. 71.] Engrailed may be drawn with cusps of any suitable size or quality of curvature. Its points must turn outwards from an ordinary, and when used as a party line they point to the dexter in per pale and upwards in per fess and per chevron.