Noun, : The coronation was marked by all the magnificence of heraldry. From Dictionary.com.
As a matter of fact the six-pointed star was not adopted because of its use in English heraldry, while in Holland and. From Wordnik.com. [The True Story of the American Flag] Reference
More trivia: in heraldry, a vertical stripe on a flag is called a "pale" (the French tricolour is made up of three pales, for example). From Wordnik.com. [flags] Reference
The auriferata (which is made of cloth of gold or of thin gold plates, and is not jewelled) is the one always used in English heraldry for an Anglican bishop or archbishop. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability] Reference
Well, one of the very first things you learn about heraldry, is that it’s not a specific image that is linked to a particular person. From Wordnik.com. [Poetry in Unexpected Places « Write Anything] Reference
I mean, is there any more word that captures the kind of heraldry of the kings and queens?. From Wordnik.com. [Glenn Beck Articles] Reference
It's nice to have that kind of heraldry around you, the things you love with some symbolic fun. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
The winged lion is the symbol of Venice, you know, "she added for the enlightenment of those who might not be versed in Italian heraldry. From Wordnik.com. [The Toys of Peace, and other papers] Reference
The double-headed eagle, signifying in the heraldry of. From Wordnik.com. [In and Around Berlin] Reference
Genealogy and heraldry formed a great part of education. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
Those that care for heraldry may be interested to know that at. From Wordnik.com. [A Military Genius Life of Anna Ella Carroll of Maryland] Reference
It probably originated in the canting heraldry of earlier days. From Wordnik.com. [A Short Account of King's College Chapel] Reference
Is so much heraldry without honour, himself less real than his title. From Wordnik.com. [Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters] Reference
It seems, from what your aunt tells me, that he is very learned in heraldry. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
A book-lover and antiquary, he made a special hobby of heraldry and genealogy. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
It was probably a shield with a red line down the middle of it, called in heraldry. From Wordnik.com. [English Literature for Boys and Girls] Reference
Various stitches and methods specially lend themselves to the expression of heraldry. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
But now comes forth the disclosure of what school of heraldry this ARMIGER is the champion. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 46, September 14, 1850] Reference
He was also skilled in heraldry: every part of ancient and modern geography was familiar to him. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
The student of modern heraldry would not regard this as a dragon at all, but merely a gryphon or griffin. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference
Many individuals use the coat-of-arms of their mothers, but according to heraldry they really have no right to do so. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence] Reference
The names of these generally remain the same as in traditional heraldry, as most have no reasonable English equivalent. From Wordnik.com. [Concordance A Terran Empire concordance] Reference
Here was a god-made nobleman, whose heraldry need not be written on earth, because it is more surely written in heaven. From Wordnik.com. [Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters] Reference
Another mark of proprietorship and origin was the shield of arms of the owner, which introduces the subject of heraldry. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
He is an art in England but in Wales nature, where they are born with heraldry in their mouths, and each name is a pedigree. From Wordnik.com. [Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters] Reference
Gallo-Roman Epoch, and cats appeared in the heraldry of that date; but writers of those ages speak rather slightingly of them. From Wordnik.com. [Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others] Reference
Cathedral, unless the stranger chooses to study the heraldry of the island families from their shields suspended in the chapels. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867] Reference
Though his education was thus confined, he discovered an early turn towards poetry and English antiquities, particularly heraldry. From Wordnik.com. [The Rowley Poems] Reference
Mr. Bell had long been a student of heraldry, and saw an opportunity not only of benefiting his friend, but of signalizing himself. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton] Reference
After both had subsided, I sought to stir the sacred pool of memory, pointing reverently to one of the aforesaid emblems of heraldry. From Wordnik.com. [St. Cuthbert's] Reference
That there might be in the future a Napoleon of Notting Hill is highly improbable, that London will ever return to the pomp and heraldry of the. From Wordnik.com. [Gilbert Keith Chesterton] Reference
The Queen of England is simply a piece of historic heraldry; a flag, floating grandly over a Liberal ministry yesterday, over a Tory ministry to-day. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
As in traditional heraldry, the field is described first, by color and any divisions, with the color on the bearer's right or at the shield's top mentioned first. From Wordnik.com. [Concordance A Terran Empire concordance] Reference
While derived from traditional heraldry and having much in common with it, Imperial heraldry has the advantage of hindsight, which has led to several improvements. From Wordnik.com. [Concordance A Terran Empire concordance] Reference
Allied to heraldry and marking are a number of decorative objects that have acquired peculiar traditional significance of an emblematic or symbolical nature, hard to define. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
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