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Handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss. : rules for the appointment of liveries, &c (1882)

Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 93

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resting between the paws, as though asleep. A Lion, with its tail between its legs, is said to be Coward ; when furnished with two tails. Queue fourche, or Double queued; and, if it be destitute of that appendage, Defamed. Two rampant Lions, face to face, are said to be ^^^ombattant; and, when…

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