The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . and familiarized by the shield of the greathouse of Clare, it became exceedingly popular in the bend and the chief, its width varies in different its angle varies, being sometimes so acute as to touchthe top of the shield, while in post-medieval armory the pointis often blunted beyond the right angle. One, two or threecheverons occur in numberless shieJds. and five cheverons havebeen found. Also there are some examples of the bearing ofcheveronny. The earls of Glouce
The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . and familiarized by the shield of the greathouse of Clare, it became exceedingly popular in the bend and the chief, its width varies in different its angle varies, being sometimes so acute as to touchthe top of the shield, while in post-medieval armory the pointis often blunted beyond the right angle. One, two or threecheverons occur in numberless shieJds. and five cheverons havebeen found. Also there are some examples of the bearing ofcheveronny. The earls of Gloucester of the house of Clare bore Gold threecheverons gules and the Staffords derived from them their shield of Gold a cheveron gules. Chaworth bore Azure two cheverons gold. Peytevyn bore Cheveronny of ermine and gules. St Quintin of Yorkshire bore Gold two cheverons gules and achief vair. Sheffield bore Ermine a che\eron gijles between three sheavesgold. Cobham of Kent bore Cules a cheveron gold with three fleurs-de-lys azure thereon. Fitzwalter bore Gold a fesse between two cheverons Chaworth. Peytevyn. Sheffield. Cobham. Shields parted cheveronwise are common in the isth century,when they are often blazoned as having chiefs enty orgrafted. Aston of Cheshire bore Party sable and silver chever-onwise or Silver a chief enty sable. The Pile or stake (cstache) is a wedge-shaped figure juttingfrom the chief to the foot of the shield, its name allied to thepile of the bridge-builder. A single pile is found in the notablearms of Chandos, and the black piles in the ermine shield ofHoUis are seen as an example of the bearing of two piles. Threepiles are more easily found, and when more than one is representedthe points are brought together at the foot. In ancient armorypiles in a shield are sometimes reckoned as a variety of pales,and a Basset with three piles on his shield is seen with threepales on his square banner. Chandos bore Gold a pile bore Gold three pile
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