caboshed
or ca·boched
[ kuh-bosht ]
adjectiveHeraldry.
(of an animal, as a deer) shown facing forward without a neck: a stag's head caboshed.
Origin of caboshed
1First recorded in 1565–75; variant of caboched, past participle of Middle English caboche(n) “to behead (a deer),” from Anglo-French cabocher, derivative of caboche “head”; see cabbage1
- Also ca·bossed [kuh-bost], /kəˈbɒst/, ca·bo·ché [kab-uh-shey] /ˌkæb əˈʃeɪ/ .
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How to use caboshed in a sentence
Buckley, of Howarth Parva: a chevron between three bulls' heads caboshed argent; quartering Butterworth.
Lancashire Sketches | Edwin WaughA bull's head is sometimes found caboshed (Fig. 377), as in the crest of Macleod, or as in the arms of Walrond.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesThe stag's head is very frequently met with, but it will be almost more frequently found as a stag's head caboshed (Fig. 385).
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesThe ram's head will sometimes be found caboshed, as in the arms of Ritchie and Roberts.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesThe Dean: Azure, a stag's head caboshed and between the horns a cross pate fitche argent.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
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