Heraldry. A representation of a staff with projecting stumps or knobs; an actual staff of this kind.
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| 释义 | society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > of noble houses (6) ragged staff1397 Heraldry. A representation of a staff with projecting stumps or knobs; an actual staff of this kind. red rose1415 A representation of a red rose, esp. as used as the emblem of the House of Lancaster during the 15th-cent. Wars of the Roses; (hence, in later… rosea1460 English History. A white or red rose, or representation of this, adopted as the badge or emblem of the rival Houses of (respectively) York and… white rosea1460 a representation of a white rose used as the emblem of the House of York during the 15th-cent. Wars of the Roses (see rose, n.1 6); (hence, with… Stafford knot1552 a knot used as a badge of the Stafford family; hence, a form of knot resembling this. white horse1814 A representation of a white horse. A white horse as the ancient emblem of the Saxons, and hence later of the county of Kent and of the royal house… |
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