单词 | pamé |
释义 | paméadj. Heraldry. rare. As postmodifier. Of a fish: having a gaping mouth; (also occasionally) = langued adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > with gaping mouth (dolphin) pamé1842 1842 T. Moule Heraldry of Fish 13 They are borne upright and extended, and when feeding are termed devouring; Allumé, when their eyes are bright, and Pamé, when their mouths are open. 1867 C. Boutell Eng. Heraldry viii. 82 If their [sc. Fishes'] bodies are bent, as the Dolphin is generally represented, they are ‘embowed’,..and if with open mouth, ‘pamé’. 1894 H. Gough & J. Parker Gloss. Terms Heraldry (new ed.) 259 The terms allumé (fr.)..and pamé (fr.), when the mouth is open, and the fish is as it were gasping, are applied by French heralds, but seldom, if ever, by English writers. 1969 J. Franklyn & J. Tanner Encycl. Dict. Heraldry 294/1 Pame, r[are] alt. for ‘langued’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1842 |
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