[ANSTHRLD] Question towards a conflict check

[Jay Rudin]

Tostig wrote:


> Couldn't find belladonna (or nightshade) in any heraldic dictionary, but 
> the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary cites it as "... having reddish 
> bell-shaped flowers, shining black berries ...".

One of the joys of a large library is the use of obscure (and irrelevant) 
reference books.  The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, gives:

belladonna, n.: "In Italian, a beautiful lady; in English, a deadly poison. 
A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues."

Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin