"Argent, a stag at gaze proper. GAZE. An intent look. This is said of a deer standing still, and turning…
"Argent, a stag lodged, proper, attired, or. ATTIRED. When the horns of a stag are of a different tincture…
"Argent, a stag's head caboshed, proper. CABOCHED or CABOSHED. Beasts' heads borne without any part…
"LODGED. A stag sitting on the ground with its head erect, is said to be lodged." -Hall, 1862
"Argent, a stag proper, tripping. TRIPPING. The motion of deer, between running and walking." -Hall,…
Stourton bore Sable a bend gold between six fountains. The fountain is a rounded charged with waves…
William Stroker, who died Lord Mayor of London in 1484, bore Gironny of six pieces azure and silver…
"Azure, a sun in its splendour. SOL, or THE SUN IN ITS SPLENDOUR. The sun is said to be in its splendour…
"A swan's head erased at the neck, ducally gorged or. GORGED. Any animals, particularly birds, that…
"Argent, a sword proper couped, hilted or. HILTED. The handle of a sword tinctured." -Hall, 1862
"Gules, a sword erect in pale, argent, surmounted by two keys, saltier, or. SURMOUNTED. A figure or…
"Argent, three swords in pile, their points towards the base. IN PILE. Arms or other charges that are…
A common item of men's clothing during the Middle Ages. It is a short coat with short sleeves or shoulder…
"Argent, a talbot's head erased, semé of billets. TALBOT. A dog formerly used for hunting. It…
"Jupon from the Effigy of Sir Edmund de Thorpe, Ashwel-Thorpe Church, Norfolk."—Aveling, 1891
"Gules, three towers embattled argent. BATTLEMENTS. Divisions or apertures on the top of castle walls…
"Argent, a pile, azure, issuing from the chief between two others, transposed. TRANSPOSED. Charges or…
"TRESSURE. An ordinary not so broad as an orle. It generally forms a border to the inescutcheon. Tressures…
"Or, a double tressure, gules. The tressure is a border at some distance from the edge of the field,…
"Argent, a double tressure, flory and counter-flory, gules. Tressures are generally ornamented, or borne…
"Vert, two triangles braced, argent. BRACED. Two figures of the same form, interlacing each other."…
"Shield and supporters of Jaspar Tudor, K.G., Earl of Pembroke in 1452 and in 1485 Duke of Bedford;…
"TURRETED. A wall or castle having small turrets. In the annexed example the square tower has circular…
"Azure, three unicorns' heads proper, erased, horned or. HORNED. This term is used to denote that the…
Nicholas Upton, the 15th-century writer on armory, bore Silver a saltire sable with the ends couped…
Vair is one of the furs in heraldry composed of several silver and blue pieces representing little shields.
A shield or escutcheon emblazoned with the fur, vair, represented by alternating azure (blue) and argent…
"Argent, three dexter arms, vambraced, couped. VAMBRACED. Armour for the arms." -Hall, 1862
"Vert, a bordure argent, verdoy, of trefoils. VERDOY. A bordure charged with eight leaves." -Hall, 1862
The heraldic shield of Robert de Vere, close advisor of King Richard II of England.
A heraldic shield with a green (vert) surface, represented by the diagonal lines drawn from the top…
A shield or escutcheon emblazoned with the color tincture, vert (green), represented by diagonal lines…
"Gules, a bend sinister, voided, argent. VOIDED. A term applied when any part of an ordinary is left…
Voided, in heraldry, a term applied to a charge or ordinary pierced through, or having the inner part…
"Azure, a voider, argent. In the voider the lines are still wider apart; this ordinary occupies nearly…
The Washington family coat of arms. It is possible that this design had an influence on the creation…
The Coat of Arms of George Washington's family. It is said to be in inspiration of the stars and stripes…
"The male figure is that of Sir John de Weston, of Weston-Lizars, in Staffordshire, and Isabel his wife,…