heraldic
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- adjective
- /həˈræl.dɪk/
- Specialized
:
heráldico
- The goddesses form a heraldic trio composed of Hera in the center, flanked by Athena and Aphrodite to the left and right, respectively.
- heraldic figures
Examples
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The Magliabechiano manuscript's original owner is readily identifiable by the heraldic disk supported by putti at the base of its frontispiece (Fig. 3).
Academic text (2008) -
And it will appear on his coat of arms from now on as his heraldic beast.
Fiction book (2001) -
The only relief here that we see is the relief that is used for the heraldic Griffins up in the upper most part.
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The heraldic artist reconstructed this accurate description as the beautiful unicorn.
Academic text (2005) -
Le Ntre's coat of arms is nothing if not a burlesque of heraldic traditions.
Academic text (2001) -
Heraldic emblems upon the wall, souvenirs from battles won and lost.
Fiction book (1993) -
For example, even allowing for the chapel's unfinished state, it is curious that there are no inscriptions, epitaphs, or heraldic signs anywhere visible.
Academic text (2002) -
The churches that housed lawyers' tombs were similarly adorned with heraldic devices proclaiming association and patronage.
Academic text (2010) -
The heraldic fish-legged Oba with the ukhure ovbi-odo serves as an emblematic portrait.
Academic text (1990) -
The artist skillfully designed a heraldic shield that showcased the family's history.
Synonyms
Relating to coats of arms like family shields
Compounds
How Bannerlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heraldic comes from herald, an old officer who announced people and showed their family 'coats of arms' at events. So heraldic means about those family shields and symbols.