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coat of arms

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coat of arms
n. pl. coats of arms Heraldry
1. A tabard or surcoat blazoned with bearings.
2.
a. An arrangement of bearings, usually depicted on and around a shield, that indicates ancestry and distinctions.
b. A representation of bearings.

coat of arms
n
1. (History / Heraldry) the heraldic bearings of a person, family, or corporation
2. (History / Heraldry) a surcoat decorated with family or personal bearings
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.coat of armscoat of arms - the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
crest - (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
heraldry - emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
quartering - a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

coat of arms
noun heraldry, crest, insignia, escutcheon, blazonry the family coat of arms


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Prince Hippolyte, who had been gazing at the vicomte for some time through his lorgnette, suddenly turned completely round toward the little princess, and having asked for a needle began tracing the Conde coat of arms on the table.
I)o not you see the coat of arms of the family of Lincoln carved in the open work of the back?
The broad seal was impressed with Winthrop's coat of arms.
 
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