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Victoria Cross. George Cross, Albert
                                                                 Cross,  Distinguished  Service  Cross,
                                                                 Military Cross. Distinguished  Flying
                                                                 Cross,  etc.,  awarded  by  the  Sover-
                                                                 eign, may  be  suspended  by  their
                                                                 appropriate ribbon  below  the shield
                                Dagger - A shortened form of  sword  in armorial bearings in their correct
                                used  principally  for  stabbing.  It  order of  precedence, the senior being
                                appears  as  a  charge  in  Heraldry  to the  dexter.
                                when  it  is  given  a  much  more
                                pointed  blade than  the sword.
                                                                 Deaescent - A half  moon where the
                                                                 horns  are  turned  to  the sinister.
                                Damasked - See  diapered.
                                                                 Deer - An animal  of  the  stag type
                                Dancetté  -  One  of  the  lines  of
                                                                 sometimes  found  as a  charge.
                                decoration  differing from  indented
                                (with  which  the  old  Heralds  often
                                confused it) in that the indentations
                                                                 an animal who has Iost his tail.
                                are  considerably  wider  at the  base
                                and  between  the  points.
                                                                 Degraded - A  charge  pIaced  upon
                                                                 degrees,  grieces  or  steps  is  said  to
                                Dancetté  ioretty - Similar  to dan-
                                                                 be  degraded.
                                cettC  but  each  point  is  decorated
                                with the upper half  of  a fleur-de-lis.
                                                                 Degrees  - Steps  generally  three  in
                                                                 number,  representing  the  three
                                Dannebrog  - A  Danish  order  of
                                                                 graces: Faith, Hope and Charity.
                                chivalry.  The  cross  patté  argent:
                                fimbriated  gules  in  the  arms  of
                                                                 Dejected - Hanging down.  Used  of
                               Denmark  is  known  as the  cross  of
                                                                 the  head  or tail  of  an  animal.
                               Dannebrog and appears in the arms
                                of  George  of  Denmark  and  Queen
                                                                 Demi - When  an animal is referred
                                Alexandra consorts  of  Queen Anne
                                                                 to,  its  upper  or fore  half  is  always
                                and  King Edward  VII  respectively.
                                                                 intended. When  anything inanimate,
                                                                 it  is  generalIy  the  dexter  half  per
                               Debruised  - An  expression  used
                                                                 pale.
                                where a charge has an ordinary laid
                                over it.
                                                                 Dexter - The right hand side of  the
                                                                 shield from the point  of  view of  the
                               DechaW - Dismembered.             Defamed - An expression applied to
                                                                 man  behind  it, that is  the left  hand
                               Decked - An expression used in the   side to the viewer.
                                case  of  feathers  trirnmed  at  their
                               edges with a  difïerent  colour.   Diaper - An old-fashioned  method
                                                                 of  relieving  the  plain  tinctures  of
                                Declinant - Applied  to the tail  of  a  fields and charges by artistic enrich-
                                serpent  when  hanging  down.    ment of  the surfaces.
                                Decotlated - Having the head cut off   Difference  - A  method  used  to
                                at the  neck.                    assist  the  identification  of  other
                                                                 branches of  a family for iilegitirnacy
                               Decarations - Awards includjng the  or  cadency  (q.v.).
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