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SABLE HERMINE OR [2 records]

Record 1 2009-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

Said of a heraldic fur depicted as a pattern of yellow or gold marks on a black field.

CONT

Per pale Vert and Or between two ancient lamps counterchanged a pallet Pean.

OBS

In blazonry, adjectives describing furs are written with an initial capital letter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Qui qualifie une fourrure du blason représentée par des mouchetures jaunes sur fond noir.

CONT

Parti de sinople et d'or à une vergette de sable mouchetée d'or accostée de deux lampes à l'ancienne de l'un à l'autre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

A heraldic fur depicted as a pattern of yellow or gold marks on a black field.

OBS

In heraldry, furs are written with an initial capital letter.

OBS

The most common furs are ermine, vair and their variants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
OBS

Dans le blason, on emploie toujours les locutions «de sable herminé d'or» ou «de sable moucheté d'or» pour désigner cette notion en français.

OBS

Les fourrures principales sont l'hermine, le vair et leurs variantes.

Spanish

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