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gules

  [gyoolz] Heraldry.
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–noun
1. the tincture red.
–adjective
2. of the tincture red: a lion gules.
Origin:
1300–50; ME goules < OF gueules red fur neckpiece, deriv. of gole throat < L gula
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gules   (gyōōlz)   
n.   Heraldry
The color red, indicated on a blazon by vertical lines.

[Middle English goules, from Old French, red fur neckpiece, pl. of gole, throat, from Latin gula.]
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gules 
"red," in heraldic descriptions, c.1300, from O.Fr. goules "neckpiece of (red) fur," pl. of gole, guele "throat," from L. gula "throat" (see gullet).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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