| 单词 | sun in splendour |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSun in (his, its) Splendour (also Glory) c. Heraldry. Sun in (his, its) Splendour (also Glory): (also with lower-case initials in the first and last elements) a representation of the sun, surrounded by rays (typically wavy and straight alternately) and often charged with the features of a human face; = sense 5b. ΚΠ 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. iii. 89 He beareth, Azure, a Sun in his glory, by the name of S. Cleere. 1660 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 4) iii. iii. 112 He beareth, Or, on a Fesse indented, Azure, three Stars, Argent, a Canton, of the second, charged with a Sun in glory by the name of Thompson. 1725 F. Nichols Brit. Compend. (ed. 2) II. 101 Quarterly 1st and 4th Saphyr, the Sun in his Splendour (as a Coat of Augmentation when created Earl). 1768 T. Worlidge Select Coll. Drawings I. 5/1 Seven compartments, in five of which a sun in splendour surrounds the face of Apollo in gilt. 1830 T. Robson Brit. Heraldry II. at Kinloch Crest, a young eagle, perching, and looking up to the sun in its splendour. 1860 L. Butters & J. MacLaren Fairbairn's Bk. Crests Families Great Brit. & Irel. (rev. ed.) I. 59/1 The sun in glory, charged on the centre with an eye. 1987 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 1 Oct. (Late ed.) (News & Features section) 19 A coat of arms featuring a dented edge, the sun in splendour, the Southern Cross and the motto Keep Going. 2015 Wilts. Gaz. & Herald (Nexis) 15 Oct. You'll find the small tomb to the left hand side. Look above it for the small stained glass window, the Sun in Splendour, the badge of the Plantagenet Kings. < as lemmas |
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