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gules
[ gyoolz ]
noun
- the tincture red.
adjective
- of the tincture red:
a lion gules.
gules
/ ɡjuːlz /
adjective
- heraldry red
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Origin of gules1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gules1
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Example Sentences
Per Pale means that the Shield is divided vertically with one half blue (Azure) and the other half red (Gules).
Gules, a pair of scales or; on a chief azure (color on color) three cross-crosslets argent.
Near the prow was planted Sir Oliver's spear, with his arms—a boar's head gules upon a field of gold.
The Treasurer: Gules, a saltire between four leopards' heads or.
His son reverted to the plain shield of vair, or, and gules.
For example: "Gules, a bend or, in chief a crescent argent."
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