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1. abased, adj. View full entry 1728
...Heraldry.Of the wings of an eagle, falcon, etc.: turned downwards towards the point of the shield.Of a charge: placed lower than its customary position; opposed to enhanced....
2. abatement, n.2 View full entry 1610
...Heraldry. A supposed mark of depreciation or dishonour. Cf. rebatement2....
3. abstract, adj. and n. View full entry 1486
...Heraldry. Prob.: designating the version of a coat of arms worn by those who are descended at two degrees removed from the main line of inheritance. Obs.rare....
4. abyss, n. View full entry 1753
...The centre of an escutcheon. Obs....
5. accident, n. View full entry 1610
...Heraldry. An additional point or mark that may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms. Obs....
6. accollé, adj. View full entry 1664
...Entwined, wreathed; (spec. of a heraldic animal) wreathed about the neck, collared, gorged. Cf. accolled1, 2. Now rare....
7. accollé, adj. View full entry 1718
...Of two or more shields or other armorial bearings: displayed side by side, sometimes leaning towards each other and with the sides overlapping. Cf. accolled3....
8. accolled, adj. View full entry 1612
...Heraldry. Intertwined; entwined, wreathed....
9. accolled, adj. View full entry 1677
...Heraldry. Wreathed about the neck, collared, gorged....
10. accompaniment, n. View full entry 1728
...Heraldry. An ornamental or heraldic accessory depicted with a shield or coat of arms. Now rare....
11. accosted, adj. and n. View full entry 1632
...Heraldry. Of a charge: flanked by other charges; spec. = cotisedcotise. Obs....
12. accrued, adj. View full entry 1810
...Heraldry. Esp. of a tree: grown to maturity, full grown. Now rare....
13. achievement, n. View full entry 1572
...Heraldry. Originally: an escutcheon or armorial device, esp. one granted in recognition of a distinguished feat. Later: a representation of all the armorial devices to which a bearer of...
14. acorned, adj. View full entry 1610
...Provided or decorated with acorns; bearing acorns. In early use chiefly Heraldry....
15. addition, n. View full entry 1572
...Heraldry. A device added to a coat of arms as a mark of honour; opposed to abatement or diminution; (also) the action, process, or fact of adding...
16. addorsed, adj. View full entry 1572
...Of two emblems: facing back to back on a shield; (of a shield) characterized by such a design. Freq. as postmodifier....
17. adossé, adj. View full entry 1710
...= addorsed...
18. adumbration, n. View full entry 1610
...Heraldry. An outline of a charge, either left unfilled or shaded a darker tone than the field. Also in in adumbration: (of a charge) depicted in this way. Cf....
19. affronted, adj. View full entry 1707
...Of two figures forming part of a design or heraldic device: facing each other. Cf. affrontee1....
20. affrontee, adj. View full entry 1718
...orig. Heraldry. Of two figures in a design: facing each other. Cf. affronted3, confronté Now rare....
