invected

[ in-vek-tid ]

adjectiveHeraldry.

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

Compare engrailed.

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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

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