| 单词 | armorial bearings |
| 释义 | > as lemmasarmorial bearings armorial bearings n. heraldic charges or devices depicted on an escutcheon or shield and used to identify a person, family, etc.; also occasionally in singular in same sense. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] bearing1562 prise1572 formality?1578 charge1599 armorial bearings1610 1610 E. Bolton Elements of Armories xii. 76 It fals not to bee handled till wee come (if wee doe come at all) to treat of Charges or Armorial bearings. 1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 159 [They] battered on the Cross the said armorial Bearing reversely (which was the Top or Chief of the Shield undermost). 1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. ix. 562 In the twelfth century armorial bearings were invented. 2005 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Feb. 33/2 They..hoisted their armorial bearings..and visibly demonstrated that they were eminent. < as lemmas |
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