invected

[ in-vek-tid ]

adjectiveHeraldry.
  1. noting an edge of a charge, as an ordinary, consisting of a series of small convex curves.

  2. (of a charge, as an ordinary) having such an edge: a chevron invected.

Origin of invected

1
1635–45; <Latin invect(us) driven into (see invective) + -ed2

Words Nearby invected

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How to use invected in a sentence

  • The term invected or invecked is the precise opposite of engrailed.

    A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • If an ordinary be engrailed, or invected, this fact is at once stated, the term occurring before the colour of the ordinary.

    A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies