=Coronet=, badge of Peer; _Duke's_, with eight
strawberry-leaves of equal height above rim; _Marquis's_, four
strawberry-leaves alternating with four pearls on points of
same height as leaves; _Earl's_, same as Marquis's, but pearls
raised above leaves; _Viscount's_, with twelve silver balls on
coronet; _Baron's_, with six silver balls set close to rim.
=Côtise=, diminutive bend.
=Coupled-close=, half a chevronel.
=Cresset=, a beacon.
=Crusilly=, sown with cross crosslets.
=Cubit-arm=, human arm couped at elbow.
=Debased=, reversed.
=Debrusied=, when an ordinary surmounts an animal or other
ordinary.
=Decollated=, said of a decapitated lion.
=Decrescent=, half-moon, with horns to the left.
=Defamed=, said of a lion looking backwards.
=Degraded=, set on steps.
=Demembered=, figure cut into bits, with original figure left
unaltered.
=Depressed=, surmounted.
=Dimidiated=, cut in halves pale-wise, and one-half removed.
=Doubling=, lining of a mantle.
=Eaglet=, little eagle.
=Embowed=, bent.
=Embrued=, blood-stained.
=Endorse=, a little pale.
=Enfiled=, pierced with a sword.
=Enhanced=, raised towards the chief.
=Ensigned=, ornamented.
=Erne=, eagle.
=Escroll=, ribbon bearing motto.
=Erminites=, fur, white, with black spots, and a red hair each
side of spots.
=Fermail=, a buckle.
=Ferr=, horseshoe.
=Fetter-lock=, chain and padlock.
=Fillet=, diminutive of chief.
=Fitched=, pointed at base.
=Flexed=, bowed and bent.
=Fylfot=, curious cruciform figure.
=Gadbee=, horse-fly.
=Gambe=, or =Jambe=, leg of beast of prey.
=Gorged=, encircled round the throat.
=Gradient=, walking.
=Grand quarters=, four primary divisions of the shield.
=Greeces=, steps.
=Guige=, a shield-belt.
=Hames=, parts of horse harness.
=Hastilude=, tournament.
=Hatchment=, achievement of arms in a lozenge-shaped frame
placed over residence of a lately deceased person.
=Heights=, applied to plumes rising in rows above one another.
=Hirondelles=, swallows.
=Hoist=, depth of flag from chief to base.
=Hurst=, clump of trees.
=Jessant=, shooting forth.
=Ladycow=, ladybird.
=Lambel=, label.
=Lion morné=, lion sans claws or teeth.
=Luce=, =Lucy=, a pike.
=Lymphad=, old galley.
=Membered=, used to denote legs of birds.
=Nag=, often used for horse.
=Opinicus=, fabulous beast.
=Oriflamme=, square scarlet banner with three tails.
=Overt=, with open wings.
=Panache=, a plume arranged fan-wise.
=Pascuant=, grazing.
=Pean=, a fur.
=Pelt=, for hide.
=Pheon=, pointed spear-head.
=Potent=, variety of heraldic cross; also fur; also a crutch.
=Prasin=, green.
=Purfled=, bordered.
=Ragully=, cut off roughly.
=Rebated=, snapped off.
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