bourdonnéeadj.
/bʊədɒˈneɪ/ Heraldry.
Terminating in knobs or balls.
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1612 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise 153 Cosm. Be there no more crosses then one borne in Armes? Eud. Yes... The most ordenary are these... Croiseè... Composeè... Bourdonneè.
1722 A. Nisbet Syst. Heraldry I. 119 A Cross Bourdonee, as if it were made of Pilgrims Staves, which use to have a round Ball at the Top.
1780 J. Edmondson Compl. Body Heraldry II. (Gloss.) Bourdonné.
1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 696/1 Originally..the arms of the cross ended in knobs like the handles of a pilgrim's staff, thence called ‘bourdonnée’.
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