The Manual of Heraldry a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used And Con
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See Lion. Compartment. A panel or mound placed below the shield on which the supporters rest ; or occasionally a motto may be placed. Complement. The heraldic term for the full moon. When this figure is introduced as a charge in a coat of arms, it is called a moon in her complement. Compony. A term applied to a bordure, pale, bend, or any other ordinary, made up of squares of alternate metal and colour. The bordure compony is the mark of illegitimacy in Scotland. Ex, Argent, an inescutcheon azu...re, a bordure compony or and gules. 67 Manual of Heraldry Conjoined. Joined together. Ex. Argent, three legs armed, con- joined at the fess point at the upper extremity of the thigh, flexed in a triangle, garnished and spurred or. CoNTOURNEE. Facing the sinister. Cony. • An heraldic name for a young rabbit. Cordon. A silver cord which encircles the arms of a widow. Coronet. See Crown. CoTiSE. One of the diminutives of the bend, being one- fourth of its size ; cotises are generally borne on each side of the bend.
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