Bend Grady
"Argent, a Bend Grady Gules. GRADY. In heraldry, cut into steps, one upon another: said of lines, of…
Bend Invected
"Argent, a bend gules, invected between two hurts. INVECTED. A line formed with small semicircles, with…
Bend Ordinary
"Azure, a bend argent. BEND. One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from…
Bend Over All
"Quarterly or and gules, over all a bend vair. OVER ALL. This expression describes a figure borne over…
Bend Sinister
Argent, a scarpe, purpure. The scarpe is the diminutive of the bend sinister, and is half its size.…
Bend Sinister
"Argent, a bend sinister gules. BEND SINISTER. Is the reverse of the bend; it is seldom found in coats…
Bend Sinister Embattled
"Gules, a bend sinister embattled, argent. EMBATTLED. A line, formed like the battlements on a wall…
Bend Undy
"Argent, a bend undy, gules. UNDY. A term used to express the word wavy by Gwillim and other ancient…
Ordinary Bend
"Argent, a bend, vert. The bend is an honourable ordinary, formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the…
Bendlets Enhanced
"Argent, three bendlets, enhanced gules. ENHANCED. A term applied to bearings placed above their usual…
Shield Showing Bendlets
Argent, a bend sinister, purpure. The bend sinister is the same breadth as the bend dexter, and is drawn…
Bendy Ordinary
"Bendy of six pieces, azure and argent. BENDY. This word serves to denote a field divided diagonally…
Paly Bendy
"Produced by lines drawn vertically, by others drawn diagonally, or by a compound of Paly and Bendy."—Aveling,…
Bezants Figured
"Gules, three bezants figured. FIGURED. Those bearings which are depicted with a human face, are said…
Billets
"Argent, three billets azure, two over one. BILLETS. This charge is, by some authors, supposed to represent…
Bird Volant
"VOLANT. The French word for flying. It is used in Heraldry to express the same action." -Hall, 1862
Boar Couped
"Argent, a boar's head proper couped. COUPED. The head or limbs of any animal cut close is called couped."…
Boar Tusked
"Argent, a boar's head, erased proper, tusked gules. TUSKED. Any animal having tusks of a different…
Boar's Head Erect
"Argent, a boar's head erect, and erased. ERECT. This is said of any animal or parts of animals, naturally…
Bordure Gobonated
"A Bordure Gobonated Argent and Gules. GOBONATED. In heraldry, same as componé." -Whitney, 1911
Boujet
"Argent, a boujet proper. BOUJET. An ancient water bucket, frequently borne in shields of arms." -Hall,…
Broad Arrow
"Argent, a broad arrow gules. BROAD ARROW. An ancient weapon of war, thrown by an engine. It is frequently…
Caltrop
"Argent, a caltrop proper. CALTROP. An iron instrument made to annoy an enemy's cavalry. They were formed…
Cantelou
Cantelou bore Azure three leopards' heads silver with silver fleurs-de-lys issuing from them.
Canton
"CANTON. The French word for corner. It is a small square figure, generally placed at the dexter chief…
Canton Ordinary
"The canton is a square part of the escutcheon, usually occupying about one-eighth of the field; it…
Tallow Chandler
The Tallow Chandlers of London had a grant in 1456 of Six pieces azure and silver with three doves in…
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…
Charge
Human legs are not unfrequently born as charges in Heraldry, sometimes naked, sometimes booted, and…
Checky
"Checky, sable and argent. CHECKY. The field covered with alternate squares of metal and fur." -Hall,…
Chequée
"Chequée is when the field is divided by lines perpendicular and horizontal, crossing each other,…
Chester
Out of the cornfield English armory took the sheaf, three sheaves being on the shield of an earl of…