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France Modern

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noun

Heraldry.
  1. an escutcheon blazoned as follows: Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or.


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Like American baseball or the Tour de France, modern Filipino cockfighting is caught in a tangle of corporate sponsors and performance-enhancing drugs.

From Slate

In France, modern art was already born – aestheticism is contemporary with Manet, Monet and Renoir.

From The Guardian

Arms of France Modern 122 249.

From Project Gutenberg

Shortly after his accession, perhaps in 1405, in order to conform to the altered blazonry of the French sovereigns, Henry IV. quartered France Modern on his shield: No. 253.

From Project Gutenberg

Label, as Duke of Lancaster, 181; Motto, 110, 235; Arms, 259; quarters “France Modern,” 125; Badges, 228; Crown, 266; Seal, 235 Henry V.: Arms, 260; Badges, 153, 228; Crown, 114, 266 Henry VI.:

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