Hair

Hair

Hair: a lock of hair is rarely found, but a head, &c., is often blazoned as having the hair of a particular tincture, and more frequently the term crined(fr. chevelée) is used. In the case of the arms of HARBOTTLE, however, the locks should more probably be blazoned icicles. See under gouttes. A head proper would naturally have the hair; and if no tincture is named, brown may be used. In one case the head is blazoned bald. See head.

Sable, a comb argent on a lock of golden hair--BLOUD.

Azure, three locks of hair in bend or--HARBOTTLE.

Gules, three boy's heads couped, crined or, with snakes round about their necks azure--VAUGHAN, Hargest, Wales.

Gules, three maiden's heads couped argent, crined or--MADESTON.

See example also under boar, colour.