Bendy Ordinary
"Bendy of six pieces, azure and argent. BENDY. This word serves to denote a field divided diagonally…
Billets
"Argent, three billets azure, two over one. BILLETS. This charge is, by some authors, supposed to represent…
Hand and Bordure
"Argent, a sinister hand couped at the wrist and erected gules, within a bordure azure. BORDURE or BORDER.…
Boujet
"Argent, a boujet proper. BOUJET. An ancient water bucket, frequently borne in shields of arms." -Hall,…
Triangles Braced
"Vert, two triangles braced, argent. BRACED. Two figures of the same form, interlacing each other."…
Broad Arrow
"Argent, a broad arrow gules. BROAD ARROW. An ancient weapon of war, thrown by an engine. It is frequently…
Stag Caboshed
"Argent, a stag's head caboshed, proper. CABOCHED or CABOSHED. Beasts' heads borne without any part…
Caltrop
"Argent, a caltrop proper. CALTROP. An iron instrument made to annoy an enemy's cavalry. They were formed…
Canton
"CANTON. The French word for corner. It is a small square figure, generally placed at the dexter chief…
Celestial Crown
"CELESTIAL CROWN. Distinguished from any other crown by the stars on the points or rays that proceed…
Chapeau
"CHAPEAU. Cap of maintenance or dignity, borne only by sovereign princes. It is formed of crimson or…
Chaplet
"Argent, a chaplet proper. CHAPLET. An ancient ornament for the head, granted to gallant knights for…
Checky
"Checky, sable and argent. CHECKY. The field covered with alternate squares of metal and fur." -Hall,…
Chevron
"Or, a chevron gules. CHEVRON. This ordinary is supposed to represent the rafters of the gable of a…
Chevronels
"Argent, two chevronels gules. CHEVRONEL. The diminutive of the chevron, being one half its size." -Hall,…
Civic Cap
"CIVIC CAP. A cap of dignity borne by mayors of cities or corporate bodies: it is formed of sables garnished…
Clarion
"Azure, three clarions or. CLARION. A horn or trumpet borne in this shape in English and German coat-armour."…
Arm with Fist Clenched
"Azure, a dexter arm vambraced couped, the fist clenched proper. CLENCHED. The fingers pressed towards…
Closets
"Or, two closets azure. CLOSET. A diminutive of the bar, being only one half its width." -Hall, 1862
Closegirt
"Gules, an angel erect with wings expanded or, dress closegirt. CLOSEGIRT. A figure whose dress is fastened…
Coat Armour
"COAT ARMOUR, or Surcoat. A loose garment worn over the armour of a knight; hence the term coat of arms.…
Compony
"Argent, an inescutcheon azure, border compony, or and gules. COMPONY. A term applied to a bordure,…
Legs Conjoined
"Argent, three legs armed, conjoined at the fess point at the upper extremity of the thigh, flexed in…
Cotice
"Gules, a bend argent, coticed of the same. COTICE. One of the diminutives of the bend: cotices are…
Mullets Counter-Changed
"Per pale, or and azure, on a chevron, three mullets all counter-changed. COUNTER-CHANGED. The intermixture…
Foxes Counter Salient
"Argent, two foxes counter salient. COUNTER SALIENT. Two animals leaping different ways from each other."…
Lions Counter Passant
"Or, two lions passant counter passant gules, the uppermost facing the sinister side of the escutcheon,…
Pale Counter Flory
"Or, a pale purpure, flory and counter flory gules. COUNTER FLORY. Any ordinary ornamented with fleurs-de-luce:…
Cross Couped
"Azure, a cross couped argent. COUPED. From the French word couper, to cut. The cross in the example…
Boar Couped
"Argent, a boar's head proper couped. COUPED. The head or limbs of any animal cut close is called couped."…
Couple-Close
"Argent, three couple-closes interlaced vert. COUPLE-CLOSE. One of the diminutives of the chevron, half…
Crescent
"Azure, a crescent argent. CRESCENT. The half moon with its horns turned upwards." -Hall, 1862
Lion Crest
"The English crest is a crown surmounted by a lion statant guardant crowned, or. CREST. The ornament…
Mermaid Crined
"Argent, a mermaid gules, crined or. CRINED. This is said of an animal whose hair is of a different…
Cross
"CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of the others." -Hall,…
Cross Potent
"Cross potent. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of the…
Cross Flory
"Cross flory. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of the…
Cross Crosslet
"Cross crosslet. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of…
Cross Bottonny
"Cross bottonny. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of…
Cross Pattee
"Cross pattee. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of the…
Cross Raguly
"Cross raguly. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of the…
Cross Patonce
"Cross patonce. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of the…
Cross Moline
"Cross moline. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of the…
Cross Quadrate
"Cross quadrate. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of…
Cross Quarter-Pierced
"Cross quarter-pierced. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than…
Cross of Calvary
"Cross of Calvary. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of…
Cross Fitchy
"Cross fitchy. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any of the…
Cross Patriarchal
"Cross patriarchal. CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms than any…
Curtana
"CURTANA. The pointless sword of mercy is the principal in dignity of the three swords that are borne…
