Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In heraldry, a fracture, notch, or gap in an ordinary or other bearing, as if a piece had been taken out.

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  • Bref vous aurez compris que j'ai faillis crever ce matin a un mois de mes 23 ans!!

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2007

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