Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In heraldry, same as
carbuncle .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Her.) See
carbuncle , 3.
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- noun heraldry A
carbuncle .
Etymologies
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Old French escarbuncle, see Modern French escaboucle.
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Examples
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Quarterly or, and gules, an escarbuncle sable; (5.)
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Also, if a Shield charged with an escarbuncle and many lioncels, which has been assigned to GEOFFREY Count of ANJOU, was really borne by the Founder of the House of PLANTAGENET,
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
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The figure called an escarbuncle, No. 19, is simply a shield-boss developed into decorative structural metal-work.
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
bilby commented on the word escarbuncle
Ha, classy way to ascertain that your coat of arms does not feature a putrid boil leaking pus.
January 31, 2024