Caboshed

Caboshed

Caboshed, Cabossed, or Caboched, otherwise Trunked(old fr. caboche): terms applied to the heads of beasts, when borne full-faced and with no part of the neck being visible, so that it appears like the marks of a head. An example will be seen above, under bull, also under leopard: in the case of leopards' heads, however, as the word is not found used, it does not appear to be necessary. The term rencontre supplies the nearest equivalent in French heraldry; thus arms here figured would be blazoned in French rencontre de cerf.

Argent, a buck's head caboshed gules, attired or--TRYE, Glouc.

Sable, a chevron between three leopard's heads or--WENTWORTH.

Argent, in chief, sable three leopard's heads or--NORMAN.