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5.  Vair - consisting of  alternative
                                                               white  and  blue  bel  shaped  pieces
                                                               with the white beiis having the open
                                                               end  upwards.
                                                                 Note: Lf vair is required to be em-
                                                               blazoned  the  other  way it  must  be
                                                               bIaroned  ' vair azure and  argent ',
                                                                 6, Counter vair - also argent and
                                                               azure  but  where  the  open  end  of
                                                               one white bel1 meets the open end of
                                                               that jn  the next line and so on, tlius
                                                               giving  a  continuous  perpendicular
                                                               line of  white  bells,  one upward, the
                                        Counter  Vair
                                                               next  downwards.  and  so  on.  simi-
                                                               larly with the blue bells.
                                                                 7.  Vairy - as for vair but specify-
                                                               ing  oiher  tinctures.
                                                                 8.  Potent  - alternate  white  and
                                                               blue pieces shaped like half a capital
                                                               letter  ' H ' lying  on  its  side.  Other
                                                               tinctures  may  be  used  but  details
                                                               must  be  given.
                                                                 9.  Counter  potent  - With  both
                                                               blue and white pieces joined  to each
                                                               other  vertically.  as  describeci  for
                                                               counter vair above.
                                                               Fusil  - A  charge  resembling  the
                                                               lozenge but  longer and narrower.
                              were furs originally in derived HeraIdry from which the  $
                                        Counter  Potent
                              Furs - There are a number of  difïer-
                              ent
                                      used
                                                                             Fusil
                              skins  of  fur bearing  anjmals. These  Fusiily  - An  expression  used  to
                              are as follows:                  denote  that  the  field  is  completely
                                1.  Errnine - black  spots on white  covered with fusils of  alternate tinc-
                                2. Ermines  -  White  spots  on  tures somewhat similar to checky.
                              black.
                                3.  Erminois - black spots on gold.  FyIfot - Another name used  for the
                                4.  Pean  - gold  spots  on black.   garnadion  or swastika.
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