User:Kpalion/Blazon glossary
Basic elements
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Directions
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- Dexter
- Right, from the armiger's point of view; or left, from the onlooker's point of view.
- Sinister
- Left, from the armiger's point of view; or right, from the onlooker's point of view.
- Chief
- Top.
- Base
- Bottom.
Partitions
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- Party
- Divided.
- Per fess
- Divided horizontally into two parts.
- Per pale
- Divided vertically into two parts.
- Per bend
- Divided diagonally from dexter chief to sinister base.
- Per bend sinister
- Divided diagonally from sinister chief to dexter base.
- Per chevron
- Divided into two parts by an upward-pointing wedge-shaped line.
- Per pall
- Divided into three parts in a Y shape.
- Per cross, quarterly
- Divided into four parts by a horizontal and a vertical line.
- Per saltire
- Divided into four parts by two intersecting diagonal lines.
- Wavy
- Indented
- Dancetty
- Engrailed
- Invected
- Nebuly
- Embattled
- Dovetailed
- Potenty
Ordinaries
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Tinctures
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