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Enfiled'. — The head of a man, beast, or any other charge, 



phiced on the blade of a sword. 

 Ente. — An epithet signifying grafted ; engrafted. 

 Environ'ne. — Surrounded with other things : thus, a lion is 



said to be environne with so many bezants. 

 Eradicated. — An epithet for a tree or plant torn up by the 



roots. 

 Erased'. — An epithet for the head or limb of any creature 



violently torn from the body, so as to give it a jagged ap- 

 pearance. 

 Erect'. — An epithet for anything upright, or perpendicularly 



elevated : as, wings erect, etc. 

 Escroll'. — One of the exterior ornaments of the escutcheon, 



representing a slip of parchment or paper, on which the 



motto is generally put. 

 Escutch'eon. — The shield on which a coat of arms is repre- 

 sented. 

 Es'sorant. — A term for a bird standing on the ground with its 



wings expanded, as if it had been wet and was drying itself. 

 Fesse. — One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of a 



line or belt drawn directly across the shield, from side to 



side, and containing the third part of it. 

 Field. — The tincture, or combination of tinctures, which forms 



the ground of the escutcheon. 

 Fil'let. — A kind of narrow bordure, which runs quite round, 



near the edge. 

 Flo'tant. — Flying or streaming in the air, as a banner. 

 Fretted. — Interlaced one with another; said of charges and 



ordinaries. 

 Gard'ant. — Having the f\\ce turned toward the spectator, as 



it were in a posture of defence. 

 Gorg"'ed. — Bearing a crown, coronet, or the like, about the neck. 

 Impale'ment. — The division of a shield palewise. 

 In'censed, — An epithet for panthers when represented with 



fire issuing from their mouths and ears. 

 Inescutch'eon. — A small escutcheon borne within the shield. 

 In'grailed. — An epithet for anything represented with the 



edges ragged or notched semicircularly, as if broken by 



something having fallen upon it, the points being turned 



outward to the field. 

 Is'suant. — An epithet for a lion or other beast coming out of 



the bottom line of any chief or fesse. 



