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coats of arms

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coat of arms  
n.   pl. coats of arms Heraldry
  1. A tabard or surcoat blazoned with bearings.

    1. An arrangement of bearings, usually depicted on and around a shield, that indicates ancestry and distinctions.

    2. A representation of bearings.

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