User:Kpalion/Blazon glossary
Appearance
Basic elements
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External devices in addition to the central coat of arms |
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- Escutcheon
- Heraldic shield, the principal element of any coat of arms.
- Field
- Crest
- Motto
- Supporter
- Compartment
Directions
[edit]- Dexter
- Right, from the armiger's point of view; or left, from the onlooker's point of view.
- Sinister
- Left, from the armiger's point of view; or right, from the onlooker's point of view.
- Chief
- Top.
- Base
- Bottom.
Partitions
[edit]![Divisions of the field](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Divisions_of_the_field.png/150px-Divisions_of_the_field.png)
- Party
- Divided.
- Per fess
- Divided horizontally into two parts.
- Per pale
- Divided vertically into two parts.
- Per bend
- Divided diagonally from dexter chief to sinister base.
- Per bend sinister
- Divided diagonally from sinister chief to dexter base.
- Per chevron
- Divided into two parts by an upward-pointing wedge-shaped line.
- Per pall
- Divided into three parts in a Y shape.
- Per cross, quarterly
- Divided into four parts by a horizontal and a vertical line.
- Per saltire
- Divided into four parts by two intersecting diagonal lines.
- Wavy
- Indented
- Dancetty
- Engrailed
- Invected
- Nebuly
- Embattled
- Dovetailed
- Potenty
Ordinaries
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[edit]Diminutives
[edit]Tinctures
[edit]Metals
[edit]Colours
[edit]Furs
[edit]Stains
[edit]Other
[edit]- Carnation
- Light pink.
- Bleu celeste, celeste, ciel
- Light blue.
- Cendrée
- Dark grey.
- Proper
- The natural colour of an object.