gules
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Having the red color used on a coat of arms or shield
- adjective
- /ɡjuːlz/
- Specialized
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gules
- The shield was adorned with a bold gules background.
Examples
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The family crest displayed a lion rampant in gules on a silver background.
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In heraldry, gules represents courage and is often used for shields.
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The knight's banner was decorated with a bold stripe of gules across the center.
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Many coats of arms feature gules to signify bravery.
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The family crest displayed a lion rampant in gules on a silver background.
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In heraldry, gules represents courage and is often used for shields.
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The knight's banner was decorated with a bold stripe of gules across the center.
Surface Forms
gules positive
Etymology
Gules is used to describe the red parts on a coat of arms. The word comes from an old French word meaning 'throats', from Latin gula 'throat', the same root as the English gullet, so picture the red inside a throat to remember that gules means red.