urdé

British

/ ˈɜːdeɪ, -dɪ, -diː /

adjective

heraldry having points; pointed

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Etymology

Origin of urdé

C16 urdee: probably a misreading and misunderstanding of French vidée in the phrase croix aiquissée et vidée cross sharply pointed and reduced

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