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Abatement :: Abatement (n.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.

Supporter :: Supporter (n.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures..

Flanched :: Flanched (a.) Having flanches; -- said of an escutcheon with those bearings.

Bearing :: Bearing (n.) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl.

Lozenge :: Lozenge (n.) A form of the escutcheon used by women instead of the shield which is used by men.

Portate :: Portate (a.) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross portate..

Fructed :: Fructed (a.) Bearing fruit; -- said of a tree or plant so represented upon an escutcheon.

Dancette :: Dancette (a.) Deeply indented; having large teeth; thus, a fess dancette has only three teeth in the whole width of the escutcheon..

Palewise :: Palewise (adv.) In the manner of a pale or pales; by perpendicular lines or divisions; as, to divide an escutcheon palewise..

Quartering :: Quartering (n.) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer..

Purpure :: Purpure (n.) Purple, -- represented in engraving by diagonal lines declining from the right top to the left base of the escutcheon (or from sinister chief to dexter base)..

Escutcheon :: Escutcheon (n.) A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole..

Escutcheon :: Escutcheon (n.) The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.

Passant :: Passant (v. i.) Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised..

Gyronny :: Gyronny (a.) Covered with gyrons, or divided so as to form several gyrons; -- said of an escutcheon..

Gyron :: Gyron (n.) A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at the fess point and the opposite aide at the edge of the escutcheon. When there is only one gyron on the shield it is bounded by two lines drawn from the fess point, one horizontally to the dexter side, and one to the dexter chief corner..

Lozenge :: Lozenge (n.) A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Cf. Fusil..

Achievement :: Achievement (n.) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.

Gules :: Gules (n.) The tincture red, indicated in seals and engraved figures of escutcheons by parallel vertical lines. Hence, used poetically for a red color or that which is red..

Inescutcheon :: Inescutcheon (n.) A small escutcheon borne within a shield.

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