| 释义 |
‖ bourdonnée, a. Her.|burdɔne|
[Fr.]
Terminating in knobs or balls.
1612Peacham Gentl. Exerc. 153 Cosm. Be there no more crosses then one borne in Armes? Eud. Yes... The most ordenary are these... Croiseè... Composeè... Bourdonneè. 1722Nisbet Her. I. 119 A Cross Bourdonee, as if it were made of Pilgrims Staves, which use to have a round Ball at the Top. 1780Edmondson Heraldry II. Gloss. 1880Encycl. Brit. XI. 696/1 Originally..the arms of the cross ended in knobs like the handles of a pilgrim's staff, thence called ‘bourdonnée’. |