单词 | botony |
释义 | botonyadj. Heraldry. Of a cross: having arms which terminate in an ornament of three rounded knobs or buds resembling a three-lobed leaf. Chiefly as postmodifier. Cf. treflé adj., trefoiled adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > other heraldic representations > [adjective] > having or terminating in knobs pommelly1494 botony1562 pometty1572 bourdonnée1612 pommé1612 pommelled1688 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory 63 He beareth Azure, a Mounde Argent, enuironed and a crosse botone Or. 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 64v S. beareth Sable, two Delphines d'Argent..betwene sixe Crosses Botony. 1655 M. Carter Anal. Armory 26 in Honor Rediviuus The second is a Crosse bottony. 1677 R. Izacke Antiq. Exeter Catal. Sheriffs sig. P7 Guido de Bello Campo, bears Gules a Fesse between three crosses botony Or. 1717 T. Abingdon Antiq. Cathedral Church Worcester 23 Argent, a Chevron between three Crosses Croslets botonee, fiche Sable. 1765 ‘M. A. Porny’ Elements Heraldry Gloss. Botonny,..said of a Cross which terminates at each end in three Buds or Buttons. 1823 Gentleman's Mag. 93 Suppl. 586 A shield charged with a cross botoné between two leopard's heads in chief. 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xvi. 163 The crosslets are botonée. 1946 National Geographic Mag. July 16/2 A Greek (equal-arms) cross classified as ‘botonée’ because its arms terminate in trefoils. 2008 M. P. Cosman & L. G. Jones Handbk. Life in Medieval World I. iii. 289/1 The cross botony or treffled cross had triple buds, trefoil shapes, three-lobed, symbolizing the Trinity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1562 |
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