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Anthony, St. - cross of - A type of elbow it is known as a cubit-arm.
cross more generalIy known as the
tau cross.
regard to beasts. monsters and birds
Antique Crowa - Sometimes known with reference to teeth. talons, horns
and claws.
as the eastern crown (q.v.)
It may also be used with reference
Ana - Sometimes found as a to the heads of anows.
charge, represented normally.
Apaumé - Describes a hand or
gauntlet which is open to show the
palm.
Apple of Granada - The pomegran-
ate, as seen in the arms of Queen
Mary 1 and Katherine of Aragon.
Arbalest - The cross bow.
Arch - This may be single or
double, springing from two or three
pillars.
Arched - In the forrn of an arch.
May also be used of an ordinary
embowed.
Argent - Silver. As silver paint does
not reproduce well and rapidly tar-
nishes argent is represented in dl
(a) Cubit Am
Heraldry as white. If on white paper
@) Am embowed in amour
the section whicti is to be argent is
left blank, if on coloured paper the
argent section is painted white. In Armed at al1 points, meù cap A
the doubling of mantling it may be pie - This applies to a man entirely
called white rather than argent covered with amour except bis face.
because, in that case the metal is Armed - The expression us& with
not used, but in ancient Heraldry Armiger - A person legally entitled
it was customary to use the skin of to bear arrns.
a small animal called a lituite.
Armigerous - Refers to a man who
Arm - The human arm is frequently is entitled to bear anns.
found as part of a crest though sel-
dom as a charge in armoria1 bear- Arming Bnckie - Refers to a buckIe
ings. The bIazon must state whether (q.v.) of lozenge shape.
it is dexter or sinister, erect, em-
bowed or counter embowed, vested, Armorial Bearings, Am - Armo-
vambraced or naked as the case may ria1 bearings correctly apply to the
be. Lf cooped care must be taken to coat of arms or what is displayed
describe where. When cooped at the upon the shield. The expression has.
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