~Z not any fixed proportion, though, by right, itshould be less than a quarter. It is often onlya ninth part, and used as an addition or dif-ference, frequently to express bastardy. Carbuncle (in heraldry), a charge or bear-ing, consisting of eight radii or spokes, four … whereof make a common cross and the otherfour a saltier. Checky (in heraldry), is where the shield or No. 41.—Vol. II.
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