heraldic+emblem

  • 91rebuses — re·bus || rɪːbÉ™s n. word puzzle representing form of pictures or symbols; heraldic emblem that displays a picture portraying the name of the bearer …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 92arms — n. pl. 1. Weapons, means of offence and defence, armor, harness, accoutrements, array, panoply, mail, martial array. 2. War, warlike exploits, warfare, heroic achievements, deeds of valor, deeds of arms. 3. Escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, ensign… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 93cognizance — cog•ni•zance [[t]ˈkɒg nə zəns, ˈkɒn ə [/t]] n. 1) awareness or realization; notice: to take cognizance of a slighting remark[/ex] 2) law a) judicial notice as taken by a court in dealing with a cause b) the right of taking jurisdiction, as… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 94red —    In most contexts, red is associated with good luck, health, and joy, presumably because it is the colour of blood, and hence of the living body as opposed to the corpse. There are numerous references in folklore collections to the use of red… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 95skē̆ i- —     skē̆ i     English meaning: to cut, separate     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schneiden, trennen, scheiden”     Note: extension from sek ; initial sound partly also sk̂ , skh , sk̂h , as in the continuing formation     Material: I. O.Ind. chyati “… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 96blazonry — [blā′zənrē] n. pl. blazonries 1. the description or illustration of coats of arms 2. a coat of arms; heraldic emblem 3. any brilliant display …

    English World dictionary

  • 97emblematic — emblem ► NOUN 1) a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family. 2) a symbol or symbolic representation. DERIVATIVES emblematic adjective. ORIGIN Greek embl ma insertion …

    English terms dictionary

  • 98Coat of arms — redirects here. For the album by Sabaton, see Coat of Arms (album). Shield Field Supporter Supporter …

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  • 99heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of …

    Universalium

  • 100Heraldry — The German Hyghalmen Roll was made in the late fifteenth century and illustrates the German practice of repeating themes from the arms in the crest. (See Roll of arms) Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning …

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