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Armorial bearing

noun
1.
Heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield.  Synonyms: bearing, charge, heraldic bearing.






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"Armorial bearing" Quotes from Famous Books



... belonging to a different order from the retail dealer's daughter. The keeper of a great hotel and the editor of a widely circulated newspaper were considered as ranking with the wholesale dealers, and their daughters belonged also to the untitled nobility which has the dollar for its armorial bearing. The second set had most of the good scholars, and some of the prettiest girls; but nobody knew anything about their families, who lived off the great streets and avenues, or ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 • Various



Words linked to "Armorial bearing" :   annulet, chevron, heraldry, fleur-de-lis, heraldic bearing, fleur-de-lys, bearing, roundel, charge, ordinary



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