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FLEXED [2 records]

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Record 1 1998-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
OBS

Refers to the bent or bowed arm of a man; also refers to dolphins.

OBS

The term "embowed" is also used in English heraldry to refer to the bend.

OBS

The term "flexed" is also used to refer to an arm.

Key term(s)
  • flected

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique

Spanish

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Record 2 1983-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

position of a deceased with the leg bones bent, but by less than 90 degrees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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