The manual of heraldry : a concise description of the several terms used and containing a dictionary of every designation in the science / by Francis J. Grant (1914)
Grant, Francis James, Sir, 1863-1953 · Edinburgh : J. Grant · leaf 77
and always tinted in its natural colours.£x. Argent, a chaplet proper. Charge. The figures or bearings contained in anescutcheon. Checky. The field covered with alternate squares of metal or colour and fur. ^ jjj £^x. Checky, sable and argent. Chevron. This ordinary is supposed torepresent the… … Dictionary of Heraldic Terms Chevron couched. One which springs from either thedexter or sinister side of the shield. Chevronel. The diminutive of the chevron, being one-half its size. Ex. Argent, two chevronels gules. Chief. One of the honourable ordinaries. It is placedon the upper part of the…
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