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Ornamental devices and mottoes.
will depend upon the number and
whether or not it is charged.
Penned - An expression used wben
referring to the shaft or qua of a Pillow - Treated in the same way as
feather.
Per - By means of. Used in con- Pily - Ls a division of the field into
junction with a dividing Iine e.g. per an even number of parts by piles
fess. per pale. denotes that the shield placed perpendicularly and counter
is divided into sections as given.
posed, the number must be given.
Pheon - The head of a dart or
Piy Bendy - A field divided in10 a
arrow which is barbed and engrailed
number of pile shaped pieces bend
on the inner sides. It is invariably
wise.
shown with the point downward un-
less othenvise blazoned.
Pincers - Emblazoned as the ordin-
ary working tool.
Pinioned - An expression rareIy
found, which means having whgs.
Pinson - Chaffinch.
Pipe Banoer - A method of display-
ing arms used extensively in Scot-
tish regiments. where each Company
commander (who is expecred to
matriculate in Lyon Register) dis-
piays his own anns. In some regi-
Pheon
ments the whole achievement is
emblazoned on the banner which is
Phoenix
- Reprcsented as an made in the colour of the regimental
eagle issuing from Barnes.
-
facings. In others, the shieId charge
onJy Ts emblazoned.
Pierced - Appîied to any bearing
which is perforated. The colour of
charge on which it is PIBnta
field
the well knOwn
which was one
plad being seen through the aper- cushion (q.v.) - The brOome planc
ture. Alternatively it may be badges of the House of Plantagenet.
blazoned as pierced of a dBerent
tincture. Plate - A roundle argent.
The pierce hole should be circular
unless otherwise stated. Plenitode - An alternative expres-
sion denoting fullness of the moon.
Pike - The fish.
Plnme - GeneraIIy refers to a num-
Pile - A wedge shaped sub-ordinary ber of feathers grouped together
generally pendent from the top of in a crest.
the shield or from the lower line of
the chief but it rnay be from either Plnmmet - The leaden weight,
side or even from the base. Its size sometimes found as a cbarge.
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