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British heraldry (1921)

Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York, E. P. Dutton and company · leaf 33

An illustration from British heraldry, 1921, leaf 33
SHIELDS AND THEIR DIVISIONS 23 are combined, the shield is said to be gyronny (Plate lU,16), and each of the triangular figures of which it is com-posed is called a gyron. Shields in outline within each other, with a commoncentre, form what is called a bordurk (Plate II, 11), anORLE, a TRESSURE, or…

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