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Definition of Palewise
1. adv. In the manner of a pale or pales; by perpendicular lines or divisions; as, to divide an escutcheon palewise.
Definition of Palewise
1. Adverb. (heraldry) In the manner of pales, divided by perpendicular lines. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Palewise
1. vertically [adv] - See also: vertically
Medical Definition of Palewise
1. In the manner of a pale or pales; by perpendicular lines or divisions; as, to divide an escutcheon palewise. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palewise
Literary usage of Palewise
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)
"Go. six annulets interlaced palewise in pairs and a chief or. CLENCH, V*. e »Chief
Or sii annulets sa. three two and one on a chief arg. three mallets of ..."
2. Report and Transactions (1904)
"Three roundels in chief and two horse-shoes palewise in base, probably intended
for the arms of Daubeney and Ferrers.i North side.—On a bend sinister three ..."
3. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"Gales, a dirk palewise argent, between two fleurs-de-lys in chief and a mullet
in base ... Gules, three skenes palewise in fesse argent, ..."
4. The Numismatic Chronicle by Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain) (1895)
"A six-foil enclosing a shield of arms on a bend, three keys palewise. In the
spaces alternately a lion passant and a crown. Leg. ..."
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