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relates to the marshalling of cavalcades, processions, and 



other public ceremonies. 

 Bla'zonry (Germ, hlasea, to blow). — The art of describing or 



explaining coats of arms in proper terms. 

 Accole. — Sometimes used to denote two thing's joined to- 

 gether ; at other times, animals with collars or crowns 



about their necks ; and at others, batons or swords placed 



saltier-wise behind the shield. 

 Addors'ed. — Back to back. 

 Affirontee. — Animals facing each other. 

 Apau'me. — A hand opened, so that the full palm appears, 



with the thumb and fingers extended, as may be seen in 



the arms of a baronet. 

 Arms of Patronag'e. — Those arms on the top of which are 



some marks of subjection and dependence. 

 Arra'che. — The representation of a plant torn up by the roots. 

 Arron'dee. — A cross, consisting of segments of a circle, the 



whole of the curves being in the same direction, so that its 



arms are not of different widths at different points. 

 Aspect'ant. — Borne fice to face, or opposite each other, as 



two beasts or birds. 

 Atti're. — A term designating the horns of stags and similar 



animals in blazoning coats of arms. 

 Bar'ry. — An escutcheon divided bar-wise (that is, across from 



side to side) into an even number of partitions, consisting 



of two or more tinctures interchangeably disposed. 

 Bearings. — Coats of arms, or armorial figures. 

 Bend. — A kind of belt occupying the shield diagonally. 

 Bend'let. — A little bend that is only half-breadth. 

 Bezant'. — A circle in gold, representing the gold coin called 



hezanf. 

 Bor'dure. — An edging on the shield, having a width of about 



one-fifth of the field, serving as a difference in a coat of 



arms, to distinguish families of the same name, or persons 



bearing the same coat. 

 Cabocli'ed, or Cabosse. — Having the head cut close, so as to 



have no neck left. 

 Canton. — A small square separated from the rest of the coat. 

 Chevron. — An honorable ordinary, representing two rafters of 



a house joined together, or meeting at the top. 

 Chief. — One of the honorable ordinaries which occupies the 



upper part of the escutcheon, — a third part of the field. 



