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Heralded :: Heralded (imp. & p. p.) of Heral.

Membered :: Membered (a.) Having legs of a different tincture from that of the body; -- said of a bird in heraldic representations.

Armorist :: Armorist (n.) One skilled in coat armor or heraldry.

Herald :: Herald (n.) In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms..

Purflew :: Purflew (n.) A border of any heraldic fur.

Vair :: Vair (n.) The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century as fur for garments, and frequently mentioned by writers of that period in describing the costly dresses of kings, nobles, and prelates. It is represented in heraldry by a series of small shields placed close together, and alternately white and blue..

Waved :: Waved (a.) Having undulations like waves; -- said of one of the lines in heraldry which serve as outlines to the ordinaries, etc..

Emblazoning :: Emblazoning (n.) The act or art of heraldic decoration; delineation of armorial bearings.

Fecial :: Fecial (a.) Pertaining to heralds, declarations of war, and treaties of peace; as, fecial law..

Emblazon :: Emblazon (v. t.) To depict or represent; -- said of heraldic bearings. See Blazon.

Herald :: Herald (v. t.) To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in..

Fleur-de-lis :: Fleur-de-lis (n.) A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France..

Herald :: Herald (n.) A forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger.

Emblazonry :: Emblazonry (n.) The act or art of an emblazoner; heraldic or ornamental decoration, as pictures or figures on shields, standards, etc.; emblazonment..

Blazon :: Blazon (n.) An heraldic shield; a coat of arms, or a bearing on a coat of arms; armorial bearings..

Trick :: Trick (v. t.) To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry..

Prophesy :: Prophesy (v. t.) To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.

Heralding :: Heralding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heral.

Heraldic :: Heraldic (a.) Of or pertaining to heralds or heraldry; as, heraldic blazoning; heraldic language..

Herald :: Herald (n.) An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable character..

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