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Definition of Debruised
1. a. Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut.
Definition of Debruised
1. Adjective. (heraldry) Surmounted by an ordinary. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Debruised
1. debruise [v] - See also: debruise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Debruised
Literary usage of Debruised
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Heraldry: Or, an Epitome of English Armory, Showing how and by by Charles Worthy (1889)
"Derivation of Blazon—Tautology to be avoided—How to Blazon— debruised v.
Surmounted—Metal and Colour—Ordinaries plain or irregular—Position of Charges—Field ..."
2. The British Herald Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility & Gentry by Thomas Robson (1830)
"Bowed embowed, or enwrapped, debruised, terms applicable to a serpent when ...
Bowed embowed, debruised, with the head, that is, the serpent is twice or ..."
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