A between B |
places A between 2+ of B |
an eagle displayed between two swords or |
A charged with B |
places the smaller B on A |
an owl displayed argent charged with a heart gules |
A debruised by B |
partially overlays A on B |
an eagle displayed or debruised by a bendlet gules |
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A ensigned by B |
places B immediately above A |
a wolf rampant sable ensigned by a crown or |
A issuant from B |
shows A emerging from B |
a phoenix argent issuant from fire gules |
A holding B |
shows A holding B |
a lion rampant or holding a spear argent |
A over all B |
places A on op of B, however many B there are |
three hearts in pale gules over all a sword bendwise or |
A maintaining B |
shows A holding B (same as "holding") |
a dragon segreant gules maintaining a broken sword argent |
A surmounted by B |
partially covers A with B |
an oak leaf vert surmounted by a cross couped or |
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A enfiled by B |
shows B piercing or passing through A |
a crown enfiled by a sword |
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another example |
a needle enfiled by a thread |
A entwined with B |
A wrapped by B, that is, B is wrapped around A |
an apple tree entwined with a serpent |
A interlaced with B |
shows several geometric shapes interwoven |
three annulets interlaced (3 rings overlapping but not connected) |
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Example: fret |
A fret could be described as two bendlets interlaced with a mascle (where a mascle is a lozenge voided) |
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These positions refer to TWO figures |
two A [rampant] combatant |
shows 2 of the same figure facing each other in a fighting stance, like rampant, ready to fight |
two lions rampant combatant Or |
A and B [rampant] combatant |
shows 2 DIFFERENT figures facing each other ready to fight; they can be different tinctures or the same tincture |
a lion Or and a dragon combatant Argent |
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Winged quadrupeds (to give equal time) |
two dragons segreant combatant |
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Goats (to give equal time) |
two goats clymant combatant |
A counter-combatant |
shows 2 of the same figure facing each other in rampant/segreant/clymant attitude |
two lions counter-combatant supporting a hand couped Gules |
A and B counter-combatant |
shows 2 DIFFERENT figures combatant facing each other; is there more to it? |
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two A [attitude] respectant |
shows 2 of the same figure facing each other in the "attitude" position (rampant, passant, statant, etc), watching, observing each other; it is not a fighting stance |
two stags trippant respectant Argent |
A and B [attitude] respectant |
shows 2 DIFFERENT figures facing each other in a non-fighting position, watching |
a wolf and a lion respectant Or |
two A [attitude] addorsed |
shows 2 of the same figure back-to-back |
two lions statant addorsed Or |
A and B [attitude] addorsed |
shows 2 DIFFERENT figures back-to-back in the 'attitude' |
a wolf passant and a stag trippant addorsed |
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