inescutcheon
Britishnoun
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Argent, a pale, gules, over all an inescutcheon or, a mullet sable.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
The inescutcheon is a small escutcheon borne within the shield.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
Azure, an orle of martlets or, on an inescutcheon arg. three bass gules.
From Notes and Queries, Number 59, December 14, 1850 by Various
It is borne on an inescutcheon upon the arms of the Duke of Wellington as an augmentation.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
It generally forms a border to the inescutcheon.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
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