HERA 
Surmounted, a charge or bearing that has another 
over it, both being of different tinctures. 
- Surtout, fignifies over-all , and is faid of a fmall 
efcutcheon, within the large one, containing either a 
paternal coat of arms, or a coat of augmentation, thus 
marffialled. 
Sword, the ufual weapon of fights hand to hand, 
ufed either in cutting or thrufting ; it may be taken for 
an emblem of courage, juftice, or authority. Lat. enfis j 
Fr. efpe'e. 
Talbot, a fort of hunting-dog, between a hound and 
a beagle, with a large fhout, long, round, and thick, ears. 
This is a frequent bearing in coats of arms; and may be 
confidered, as all other dogs, for the emblem of vigilance 
and fidelity. Lat. cam's Fr. ckien. 
Tasselled, adorned with taffels. 
Tawney, oiTenne', one,of the tinfhires made.ufe 
of in blazonry ; it fignifies the orange colour, and is re- 
prefented in heraldry-engraving by diagonal lines drawn 
from the finifter-fide of the fliield to the dexter, uaverfed 
by horizontal lines. Lat.fufcvs-, Fr. taune. See Plate I. 
of Heraldry, third row of liiields. 
Tete, 01 head, fometimes borne double in coats of 
arms. Lat. caput ; Fr. tete. 
Tierce, or Tierced, fignifies the fame as divided 
into three equal parts of different tin&ures. When a 
field is thus divided palewife or felfwife, it is called 
Tierced in Pale, or in Fefs, which ever it is, Gules, Argent, 
and Azure-, and fo with whatever tinctures the field is of. 
Tincture, the hue or colour of any thing belonging 
to coats of arms. See p. 427. 
Topaz, ufed infiead ot or, in blazoning the arms of 
the nobility. 
Torse, denotes any thing twiffed like a wreath.,. 
Torteaux, or Torteauxes, a name given to the 
red roundlets. 
Towered, is faid of walls and caffles having turrets 
on the top. Lat .turritus; Fr. tourelle. 
Trefoil, three-leaved'grafs ; a very common bear¬ 
ing in coats of arms. Lat. trifolium .; Fr. trefle. 
Tress u re, the name of an ordinary, fuppofed to be 
only the half of the breadth of an orle ; it is borne ffory 
and counter-flory, often double, and fometimes treble. 
Lat. limbus ; Fr . treffure. 
Tricorporated, is faid of a bearing of.the bodies 
of three liohs rampant, conjoined under one head gar- 
dant, in the fefs-point. 
Tripp,ant, is ufed to fignify the fame poftttre of 
beafis of chafe, namely a buck, doe, f'aw;i, &c. as pafant 
is for thofe of prey. 
Trunked, applied to trees, &c. that are couped, or 
cut off fmooth. 
Turret, a fmall towSr. 
Turreted, having turrets 011 the top. 
Tusk, the long'tooth of animals. 
Tusked, an animal whole tuIks are of a different 
tindlure from the body. 
Vair, oiVaire, a tinfture reprefented in engravings 
by the figures of little bells reverfed, and ranged in a 
line.' Lat; vatidgatym ; Fr .vaire. See Heraldry Plate I. 
fifth row of ffiieids. 
Vair-e n-point, denotes that the point of one vair is 
oppofite to the bale of another vair. 
" Fairy:, a field or bearing charged with vair , of a dif¬ 
ferent ti riff lire from the proper. 
VaLlary, an ancient fpecies of crown, called alfo 
cajlrenfe, or pallifadoed crown, becaufe it confided of pal- 
liiadoes, or ihe likenefs of them, /landing up and 
forming a circle. 
Vambraced, a term for three arms habited in armpur. 
Venus, ufed for the.colour vert, in the blazon of the 
arms of lovereigns and princes, infiead of metals and co¬ 
lours. 
V erdo y, borders charged with eightjeaves, flowers, 
fruits,«op other vegetables, • 
VOh. IK, No. 596. 
IDRY. 423 
Vert, the heraldic term for green. It is reprefented 
in heraldry-engraving by diagonal lines drawn from the 
dexter to the finifter /ide of the fliield. Lat. viridis ; 
- Fr. verd. 
Unde', or Undy, frequently ufed infiead of wavy, and 
applied to an ordinary formed of a waved line. 
Ung U LED, fignifies hoofed, and is faid of thchorny fub- 
ftance on the feet of unicorns and graminivorous animals. 
UNICORN, an imaginary animal, fometimes found in 
coats of arms. It was anciently the device for Scotland ; 
an^ at the unitm under J^mes I. it was made one of the 
fupporters of the royal arms of Great Britain. 
Voided, an ordinary fo evacuated, that nothing but 
the edge of it remains to fliOw its form; therefore, the 
infide of the charge is of the fame tincture with the 
field. Lat. evacuatus ; Fr. wide. 
Voiders, a fubordinate ordinary, much like the 
flafques, but'narrower. 
Volant, a bird or infeCt in the attitude of flying. 
Vo rant, a term which fignifies /wallowing up, and is 
ufed in blazonry to exprefs the action of any animal,, 
fiih, bird, or reptile, devouring or fwallowing up ano¬ 
ther creature. Lat .vorans; Fr . dev or ant. 
Vulned, fignifies wounded, and is applied to an animal 
ffuck with an arrow, See. Lat. vulneratus •, Fr.’blefje. 
Wattled, a term ufed of a cock, \s\\ofc wattles or 
gills are ot a different tinCture from the body : called 
alfo jol/opped. 
Wavy, is Laid of an ordinary formed of lines bent 
after the manner of waves rolling on the fea. Lat, 
'undulatus ; Fr. unde. 
White, in heraldry, fignifies a plain fur. 
Wreath, the leaft of the ornaments fet over the 
helmet; it is a kind ot roll made by the intexture or 
convolution of two different colours, arid on which 
creffs are ufually placed. Lat. tortile-, Fr. tone. 
Wreath y, a charge confifting of two 1 different.tihek- 
tures united by contortion. 
Wyvern, a flying dragon of fuperffitious invention, . 
. with only two tore-teet. Lat. draco-, br.guivre. Seeall 
thefe. terins fully exemplified in tlie corre/pondent 
Engravings. *. • . 
As many -French heraldic terms did not pafs into our 
tongue, and yet retain their original meaning in treatifes 
on French blazonry, we thought it it would be intereff- 
ing to our /ubteribers, and all thofe who feel a real lovtr 
for the fcience, to find here a fmall number of them. 
Abbaisse', is u.fed to fignify that a bearing is placed 
lower than its ufual fituation in the field : lowered. 
Abime', a charge is faid to be en abime or abime, when 
placed in, the. centre and ftirrounded by others. 
Aboute', conjoined at the ends, as four erminefpots 
conjoined. 
' Accolle', gorged ; alfo twiffed, enwrapped. 
Accroup:, is ufed infiead 0 f/eiant, for hares and- 
rabbits. , 
Adentre', accoffedon the outer fide. 
Ajoure', pierced, 
Annille, or Anill-e, fer de moline. 
Ast.rette, bearing. 
Baillonn.e', is laid of animals bearing a ffaff or, a 
fvvord in,their mouth : gagged. 
Bastille', towered. 
Bisse, Vivern, lerpent. 
Brassart, vambr.ice. 
Cadu c, is faid of an eagle, the beak arid eyes clofed 1 
decayed. 
Champagne, the bafe of tlie efcutcheon, 
Connil, coney, rabbit. 
Cor, buglehorn. 
Coulisse, portcullis. ' 
Decolle', head let's. 
Diffame', is laid of a lion without a tail : cowardifed. 
EcLort', bevelled, a partition per fefs Sc per bend 
Differ. 
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