paly
/ˈpeɪli
/adjective Heraldry
Divided into equal vertical stripes: paly of six, argent and gules...
- Six is the usual number for barry, bendy and paly coats.
- I also wanted the arms to be distinctive, so that a field paly bendy seemed suitable.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French pale 'divided by stakes', from pal 'pale, stake'.
- plate appearance
- plate armour
- plateau
- plateau basalt
- plateau gravel
- plateau green
- plateau phase
- plate-bande
- plate-bone
- plate camera
- plate clutch
- plate count
- plate cultivation
- plate culture
- plate cylinder
- plate day
- plated wire
- plate electrical machine
- plate fleet
- plateful
- plate gage
- plate gauge
- plate girder
- plate glass
- plate-glasser