XXVI DESCRIPTIVE TERMS APPLIED TO ORDINARIES AND CHARGES ABOVE NAMED.

A. RELATING TO THE POSITION OF ORDINARIES OR CHARGES AS REGARDS THE FIELD OR AS REGARDS ONE ANOTHER.

sinister.	in quadrature.	cantoned.
dexter.	ensigned by.	interlaced.
in chief.	enfiled by.	embraced.
in base.	pierced with.	concentric.
in pale.	surmounted by.	cottised.
in fesse.	supporting.	gemel.
barwise.	sustaining.	fimbriated.
bendwise.	surtout.	cousu.
saltirewise.	over all.	accosted.
enhanced.	brochant sur le tout.	accompanied.
embelief.	depressed.	confronting.
sovereign.	debruised.	affrontant.
abased.	throughout.	contourné.
transposed.	transverse.	reversed.
two and one.	issant.	addorsed.
two and two.	jessant.	conjoined.
three, two, one.	naissant.	appointé.

B. AFFECTING THE OUTLINES OF ORDINARIES AND SOME FEW CHARGES.

humetty.	inarched(of a chev-	barby(of a cross)
alèsé.	ron).	flory //
dimidiated.	couched //	avellane //
demi.	fracted //	recercellé //
rebated.	debruised(of a bend).	ancetty //
pery.	embowed.	bourdonné //
enty.	biparted.	cramponné //
bevilly.	fitchy.	annuletty //
parted.	aiguisé.	nowy //
voided.		See also p. 179.

See also under III. A. Lines of Partition, and C. of Diversity.

C. APPLIED MORE ESPECIALLY TO THE HUMAN FIGURE.

armed(of man).	bowed, embowed(of	apaumy(of hands).
environed(of heads).	arms, &c).	avenant //
envelloped //	reflexed.	clenched //
wreathed //	vambraced.
crined //

D. APPLIED MORE ESPECIALLY TO BEASTSⁱ.

passant.	rearing(of a horse).	armed.
guardant.	cabré //	membered.
regardant.	careering //	dismembered.
respectant.	in full career//	unguled.
in trian aspect.	at random(of dogs).	incensed.
sejant.	combatant(of 2 lions).	vulned.
affronty.	fettered(of a horse).	chained.
statant.	caparisoned //	baillonné.
at gaze.	spancelled //	accolé.
rampant(of a lion).	barded //	erased(of heads).
couchant //	maned //	couped //
clymant(of a goat).	belled(of a cow, &c).	caboshed //
segreant(of a griffin).	attired(of a deer).	massacre //
salient(of a deer).	chevillé //	erect //
at bay //	defamed(of a lion).	upright //
browsing //	winged(of a lion).	dejected //
trippant //	courant(of a dog).	nowed(of tails).
		queued //
		coward //

E. APPLIED ESPECIALLY TO BIRDS, REPTILES, FISH, AND INVERTEBRATE CREATURES, &c.

beaked(of birds).	in her piety(of a	naiant(of fishes).
membered.	pelican).	haurient //
crested.	grilleté(of a falcon).	urinant //
jellopped(of a cock).	jessed //	vorant //
wattled //	chaperonné //	ingulphant //
preying(of birds).	belled //	pamé //
lolling //	Lure //	finned //
rising //	Hood //	ecaillé //
volant //	close(of wings).	moucheté(of lam-
surgerant //	disclosed //	preys).
soaring //	overt //	gradient(of tortoises).
pecking //	endorsed //	involved(of serpents).
perched //	sepurture //	nowed //
pruning its wings	expanded //	tergiant(of lobsters).
collying //	conjoined //	volant en arrière(of
in his majesty(of an	in lure //	insects).
eagle).

ⁱ A few of these terms as regards position are also applied to birds.

F. APPLIED ESPECIALLY TO CHARGES BELONGING TO THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM.

fructed(of trees).	acorned(of oaks).	husked(of an acorn).
lopped //	slipped(of stalks).	graminy(of chaplets).
snagged //	barbed(of leaves).	stalked(of flowers).
trunked //	barded(of wheat).	seeded //
eradicated //	aulned //	leaved //
blasted //	bladed //	banded(of garbs).

G. APPLIED TO SPECIAL OBJECTS.

barbed(of arrows, &c).	purfled(of armour, &c).	inflamed(of a beacon).
pheoned //	close(of helmets).	flamant //
in sheaves //	corded(of bales, &c).	fumant(of a kiln).
in bundles //	stoned(of rings).	antique(of vessels, &c.
shafted(of weapons,&c).	adorned(of dress).	in splendour(of the sun).
hafted //	fringed(of a pall).	radiate //
emmaunched //	chained(of anchors,&c).	rayonnant //
embowed //	cabled //	increscent(of the moon).
stringed(of bows).	masoned(of buildings).	decrescent //
buckled(of straps).	ajouré //	in her complèment //
bataillé(of a bell).	quadrangular(of castles).	pendent(of a crescent).
clawed(of hammers).	Degrees(of a cross).
Doubling(of a mantle).	fired(of a cannon).

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