Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In heraldry, same as
counterpaled .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Her.) Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colors used alternately or
counterchanged . Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may also be blazonedpaly of six per fess counterchangedargent and azure .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective heraldry
paly , and then dividedfesswise , so that eachvertical piece is cut into two, having the colours usedalternately orcounterchanged
Etymologies
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French contre-palé, equivalent to counter- + paly.
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