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noun
1.
the tincture red.
adjective
2.
of the tincture red: a lion gules.
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English goules < Old French gueules red fur neckpiece, derivative of gole throat < Latin gula
1300–50; Middle English goules < Old French gueules red fur neckpiece, derivative of gole throat < Latin gula
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Word Origin & History
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).
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