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2. The fess. A section approxi-
The Scottish Heraldic Authority
is a department of state and as such, mately 3 to + the depth of the
Officers of Arras are paid consider- shield drawn horizontally through
ably higher salaries than in England the fess point.
where they are part of the Royal
Household.
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Ogreas - A roundle sable.
Opinicns - A type of monster (q.v.).
Oppressed - An expression meaning
debruised.
Or - Gold.
Orange - A name originally given
to a roundle tend which is seldom
seen today. It may also be found as
a charge both as a fruit and in con-
There arc a number of diminu-
nection with an orange tree that has tives to the fess as foiiows.
(a) Bars. Two such sections
been frucled.
Ordinaries - The honourable ordi- half the width of a fess so placed
naries were derived from the simple to divide the remainder of the
charges which arose from the early shieId into sections approximately
habit of painting the supporting the same depth. IE more than two
bars are to be used the number
metal bands of the shield.
There are nine of hem and they must be stated, only the remarks
are used extensively today and the with regard to their positioning
student of Heraldry must therefore remain the same,
be conversant with them.
1. The chief. This is formed by a
Iiorizontal line containing the upper-
most part of the shield, generally
+ to 8 of its depth depending largely
on the charges to be displayed both drawn horizontally approxirnately
on the field and on the chief.
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Bars
(b) Barrulets. These are similar
to bars but smaller in width and
they are generally placed in couples,
in wllich case they are generally
Chief termed ' bars gernelles '.