单词 | couped |
释义 | coupedadj. 2. Heraldry. Said of the head or any member of an animal, or a part of a plant, represented as cut off ‘clean’ or smoothly (opposed to erased, slipped); also of an ordinary (e.g. a cross) having the extremities cut off so as not to extend to the boundaries of the shield. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > cut off evenly recoupedc1460 truncated1486 trunkeda1550 coupé1572 hawmed1572 humetty1572 humetted1586 humet1661 couped1678 raccourcy1728 raguled1728 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. viii. 297 3 childrens heads couped at the shoulders. 1705 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 24 Nov. An Asses Head couped. 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xvii. 274 A dexter hand couped at the wrist. 1866 J. E. Cussans Gram. Heraldry 16 Cross Humetté, or Couped, in which the limbs do not extend to the extremities of the shield. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1678 |
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