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It is more ErequentIy found as a Bee Hive - Occasionally used on ils
crest than as a charge and is invari- own or may be blazoned ' beset with
ably emblazoned with the fire burn- bees diversely volant' as in the arms
hg.
Beaked - Refers to the beaks of Be1 - There are two types of bel1
used in Heraldry unless stated other-
birds or monsters.
wise a Church bel1 is intended, the
Bear - Found in several positions in alternative is a hawk's bel1 which
Heraldty rnost frequently in con- must be blazoned in full.
junction with the ragged staff. One
may also hd the bear's head and Belied - An expression sornetimes
a bear's gamb.
found in the blazon in conjunction
with the falcon e.g. ' befled and
jessed '. In modern Heraldry, bow-
ever, it has come to be assumed
automatically that the falcon is
belled and jessed. The term applies.
to the bel1 fixed to one leg.
Benows - A rarely found charge,
but if used they are emblazoned in
the traditional form.
Bend - An ordinary being a diago-
nal strip from dexter chief to
approximately 3 of the way down
on the sinister side, which, accord-
ing to Leigh and many earlier
Heraldic writers, should occupy 3
of the field when charged and 8
when plain. The latter proportion is,
however. generaily adopted whether
the bend is charged or not, the exact
proportion beiog left entirely to the
Bearer - An expression used in Scot- HeraIdic artist.
tish Heraldry in lieu of supporter.
The bend may be decorated with
any one of the lines of division
- Any HeraIdic device or which must, of course. be stated in
Be- Bear and Ragged Staff of Bar1 Beatty.
figure borne upon the shield. When the blazon.
used in the plural it has come to
mean the whole of the Coat of Bend sinister - Similar in every
Ams. respect to the bend but running from
sinister chie£ to the dexter base side
Beaver - The ahal which rnay be of the shield,
found, but infrequently. as a charge:
an example being in the arms of Bendleî, bendlet sinister - A dimi-
Beverley, Yorksliire. nutive of the bend or bend sinister,
not more than half the width of the
Bee - When used as a charge fre- bend. though nonnally narrower.
quenfly denotes industry. Bendlets are occasionally enhanced.
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