[ANSTHRLD] Definitions of ....
nweders at mail.utexas.edu
nweders at mail.utexas.edu
Fri Oct 28 11:26:15 PDT 2005
At 01:00 PM 10/28/2005, you wrote:
>What are the following heraldic items?
>
>Quaver ------I couldn't find this but it could be aquiver mispelled or it
>could be Queve which is having one's tail elevated over the head.
>
>Mistral - a wind from teh SOuth of France in the Lenguedoc area. Closest
>I found was in heraldic terms was a mi-taille which is an escutcheon cut
>in half
>
>Chamfron--------A chamfrain or chamfron is armor for a horse
>
>Stocks -- could be a pictorial image of one, a couple of tree stumps (each
>called a stock) or if spelt stocke a falcon's rest.
>
>Zule - a chess rook
>
>And would a death's head be included in a beastiary? I would put in the
>human category my self.
>
>A monk's hood? an article of clothing or a plant with dark bluish purple
>flowers.
>
Clare
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