partition line
nounHeraldry.
a plain or figured edge between two adjacent areas of an escutcheon, between an ordinary and the field of an escutcheon, or between two adjacent ordinaries.
Origin of partition line
1First recorded in 1710–20
- Also called boundary line.
Words Nearby partition line
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How to use partition line in a sentence
The partition line embattled has certain peculiarities of its own.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesA cross or a billet urdy one knows, but urdy as a partition line I have yet to find.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesThis partition line may be employed for the rectilinear charges known as "ordinaries" or "sub-ordinaries."
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesI think also that the word "arched" should now be included as a partition line.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
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