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ERMINES [2 records]

Record 1 2009-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

Said of a heraldic fur depicted as a pattern of white marks on a black field.

CONT

Or two chevronels Ermines between in chief two trefoils slipped Vert and in base a fleur-de-lis Azure.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Se dit d'une fourrure du blason représentée par des mouchetures blanches sur fond noir.

CONT

D'or à deux étais de contre-hermine accompagnés en chef de deux trèfles tigés de sinople et, en pointe, d'une fleur de lis d'azur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

A heraldic fur depicted as a pattern of white 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
DEF

Fourrure du blason représentée par des mouchetures blanches sur fond noir.

OBS

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

Spanish

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