gules
the tincture red.
of the tincture red: a lion gules.
Origin of gules
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How to use gules in a sentence
Per Pale means that the Shield is divided vertically with one half blue (Azure) and the other half red (gules).
gules, a pair of scales or; on a chief azure (color on color) three cross-crosslets argent.
Parisians in the Country | Honore de BalzacNear the prow was planted Sir Oliver's spear, with his arms—a boar's head gules upon a field of gold.
The White Company | Arthur Conan DoyleThe Treasurer: gules, a saltire between four leopards' heads or.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesHis son reverted to the plain shield of vair, or, and gules.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
For example: "gules, a bend or, in chief a crescent argent."
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
British Dictionary definitions for gules
/ (ɡjuːlz) /
heraldry red
Origin of gules
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