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Definition of Fitchy
1. a. Having fitches or vetches.
2. a. Fitché.
Definition of Fitchy
1. Adjective. (heraldry) (alternative form of fitché) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fitchy
1. having the arms ending in a point -- used of a heraldic cross [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fitchy
Literary usage of Fitchy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Per fess gu. and sa. three crosses patty or. t»o crosses potent fitchy of the
... Az. three crosses patty fitchy or a chief per pale indented erm. and gu. ..."
2. A Grammar of British Heraldry, Consisting of Blazon and Marshalling ; with by William Sloane Sloane-Evans (1854)
"The origin of the terms fitchy and fitchy-in-the-Foot is thus accounted for by
... Formée and Formée-fitchy diner from Patee and Patée-fitchy (Nos. ..."
3. A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries by John Woodward (1896)
"Gules, a fess between three crosses-crosslet-fitchy or, is borne by GORE, ...
Argent, six crosses-crosslet-fitchy sable, on a chief azure two mullets or, ..."
4. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"Or, a cross crosslet fitchy azure—Gilbert IRONSIDE (Bp. of Bristol, 1689). ...
but the term fitchy is very frequently applied to various kinds of crosses, ..."
5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1858)
"How the instance of fitchy, cited in the note to the above passage, could possibly
give the impression of any affinity between it and “ fitch “ is somewhat ..."
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