fer-de-lancen.
/ˌfɛː də ˈlɑːns/, /ˌfɛː də ˈlans/, U.S. /ˌfɛr də ˈlæns/ 1. Heraldry. A lance-head used as a charge.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of weapons or armour > [noun] > lance-head
fer-de-lance1892
1892 J. Woodward & G. Burnett Treat. Heraldry II. 731 Fer-de-lance, sometimes pointed, sometimes blunt.
2. (See quots.)
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > subfamily Crotalinae > member of genus Trigonocephalus
water moccasin1821
lance-head1859
fer-de-lance1880
lance-snake1880
the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > subfamily Crotalinae > genus Trimeresurus > fer-de-lance
labaria1825
javelin-snake1835
rat-tailed snake1854
lance-head1859
fer-de-lance1880
lance-snake1880
1880 Cassell's Nat. Hist. IV. 319 The Yellow Viper of Martinique (Bothrops lanceolatus) called Fer-de-Lance there.
1888 Riverside Nat. Hist. III. 396 The genus Trigonocephalus includes the most venomous animal of the western hemisphere, the celebrated fer-de-lance, T. lanceolatus, of Brazil.
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