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urdee, a. Her.
Also 7 urde, 9 urdé.
[Of obscure origin: possibly due to a misreading and misunderstanding of F. vidée in the phrase croix aiguisée et vidée.]
1. Of a cross: Having the extremities drawn to a sharp point instead of being cut at right angles to the beam; pointed.
1562Legh Armory 61 b, He beareth Tenne, a crosse vrdee, Or. 1572J. Bossewell Armorie 26 Crosses enuecked, entrayled,..Batune, formye, vrdee, pomelle. 1688Holme Armoury i. 49/1 He beareth Gules, a Cross Urdee (or champain) Or. Ibid. iv. xii. (Roxb.) 509/1 Charged with a crosse vrdee voided at each point a pommell. c1828Berry Encycl. Her. I. s.v., A cross, urdée, is the same as that which French heralds call clechée. 1882Cussans Handbk. Her. viii. (1893) 126 Aiguisé, or Urdé: used by French and the early English Heralds to signify pointed.
2. Of a bend, etc.: Having the margin or containing line broken into a series of parallel pointed projections. Also of a line broken in this fashion.
1688Holme Armoury i. 32/1 He beareth Argent, a Bend Urdee, or Champaine, Vert. Ibid. 75/1 He beareth party per Bend Urde, Gules and Or. Ibid. 93 He beareth party per Pale, Barry of six contrary Urdee... Some term it..Barry of 6 Urdee at the ends, or contrary champion at the sides. 1722A. Nisbet Syst. Her. I. 23 The other Line is blazoned Urdee or Champagne by Ferne. Upton calls it Vere; because its Points are formed like Pieces of Vair. |