armorial bearing. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a set of armorial china. From Dictionary.com.
It is not probable that Turchil, the last Saxon Earl of Warwick, bore anything that might be strictly called armorial bearings. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare's Family] Reference
There is no need to suppose that each of the brethren had a zodiacal figure already assigned to him as a kind of armorial bearing or device. From Wordnik.com. [The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture] Reference
Urban VIII., whose family carried bees on their coat-armorial. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author] Reference
The others hold the crests and armorial bearings of the two families. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See] Reference
Ireland; and also to the ensigns, armorial flags, and banners thereof. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
Dane-axes or battle-axes in their coats armorial were very numerous in ancient times. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.] Reference
A satin banner, richly embroidered with the Chief's armorial bearings, surmounted by the. From Wordnik.com. [Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief] Reference
The state bed-room is lighted by two painted windows, with tracery and armorial bearings. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 321, July 5, 1828] Reference
He engraved the armorial bearings of several of the new States, and designed the Ingraham medal. From Wordnik.com. [The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876] Reference
Marquis Ariberti, who at the same time gave certain instructions as to cases and armorial designs. From Wordnik.com. [The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators] Reference
Are we to suppose that the Abbot and Prior used different armorial bearings before the Reformation?. From Wordnik.com. [The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See] Reference
Having thus provided the embryo city with a name, the next was to give it an armorial bearing or device. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference
Armoire Général, are utilized to help in the establishment of the armorial bearing of American families. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence] Reference
It is of oak, richly carved and painted; and covered profusely with verses, armorial bearings, and devices. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See] Reference
It spoils their sepulchral monuments, -- as the old heralds tore the armorial blazonry from plebeian tombs. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics] Reference
A publication containing a fine collection of armorial seals was produced at Brussels between 1897 and 1903. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter at Home] Reference
House Duty, the Railway Passenger Duty, and the tax on horses, carriages, patent medicines, and armorial bearings. From Wordnik.com. [Ireland and the Home Rule Movement] Reference
The fashion of embroidering armorial bearings on ladies 'dresses must have given needle-women a vast deal of work. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866] Reference
Hereditary Earl Marshal, for his Grace's patent to Garter, to grant me supporters of armorial bearings appropriate. From Wordnik.com. [The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1] Reference
The arms or ensigns armorial were ordered to be quarterly: -- first and fourth England, second Scotland, third Ireland. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
Turnips have been introduced into armorial bearings to represent a person of liberal disposition who relieves the poor. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
English custom, with flat tombstones; and there are also raised, or altar-tombs, some of which have armorial bearings on them. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862] Reference
That the choir was enlarged at this period is chiefly made evident by the heraldic devices and armorial bearings still existing. From Wordnik.com. [Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys] Reference
The hangings of the apartment consist of strips, upon which are alternately emblazoned the armorial devices of France and Bavaria. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866] Reference
On the most prominent parts of the edifice are sculptured bees, which are the well-known armorial bearings of the Barberini family. From Wordnik.com. [Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood] Reference
The names and armorial bearings of these pensioners are preserved in a curious painting called the "Tabula Eliensis," now in the palace. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See] Reference
France, the double traverse cross, known as the Cross of Lorraine, forms part of the armorial bearings of no less than 163 noble families. From Wordnik.com. [The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces] Reference
Some of the names are still to be found among the nobility and gentry of England, and in some instances the very same armorial bearings are used. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See] Reference
Over the gateway was a large ship, the armorial bearing of the city, and within it were a number of allegorical personages, with one who represented. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV.] Reference
The heraldic embellishments of this family tree offer a particular interest in that the armorial blazonings are in accord with a decree of the French. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Palaces and Parks of France] Reference
A book of George Washington's containing his book-plate has an added interest, though the plate itself is an armorial design, not at all well executed. From Wordnik.com. [A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries] Reference
A few have at the back the armorial bearings of the donor, or some other symbol, such as the masonic emblems in those given by the Freemasons of England. From Wordnik.com. [The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See] Reference
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