inescutcheon
Britishnoun
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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
On an Inescutcheon, quarterly: First, for Holstein—Gu., an inescutcheon per fesse arg. and of the first, in every point thereof a nail in triangle, between as many holly-leaves, all ppr.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting
An orle is a perforated inescutcheon, and usually takes the shape of the shield whereon it is placed.
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
George III., till 1816:—The arms indicated in the diagram, No. 430, the inescutcheon ensigned with an electoral bonnet.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting
It is borne on an inescutcheon upon the arms of the Duke of Wellington as an augmentation.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting
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