Argent is the tincture of silver
1. adj. in white or silver.
Azure is the tincture with the colour blue
bandlet: Moulding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
1. n. a broad diagonal stripe connecting the viewer's upper left and
1. n. a narrow diagonal stripe connecting the viewer's upper left
and lower right.
1. n. a large, square figure covering the corner in the viewer's
2. n. the corner in the viewer's upper left (in canton).
1. adj. having another charge placed so it lies entirely on the
(a roundel charged with a
Cottised: Set between two cottises
cottises: A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area
or one quarter
the area of the bend.
When a single cottise is used alone it is often called a cost.
Dexter: a heraldry
term referring to the right of the bearer of the arms,
and to the left by the
1. n. the side to the viewer's left, which would be the
2. adj. (of a left-right pair) right (a dexter glove).
1. adj. (of a limb) severed with a jagged cut.
1. adj. (of charges) oriented so that the long axis lies
horizontally, facing to the viewer's left.
1. adj. in red.
1. n. a charge representing a star or spur rowel, composed of a
rrangement of straight
rays or points.
1. adj. (usually capitalized) in yellow or gold.
1. adj. in black
Sinister: Situated on or being the side of a shield on the wearer's
left and the
1. n. the side to the viewer's right, which would be the
shield-bearer's left (passant to sinister).
2. adj. having left and right transposed (a bend sinister).
3. adj. (of any left-right pair) left (a sinister foot).
The Cross of Lorraine, ‡, is a heraldic cross. The "double cross"
of a vertical line
crossed by two smaller horizontal bars.
Ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars"
The Latin phrase Per aspera ad Astra literally means
"Through hardships to the
This wiki page could use an 18th artillery entry
Arms of Champagne