Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . utwards, and an ordinary invected,inwards. Dancette differs from the indented bythe partition-hne beingmarked with only threeindentations. The Subordinaries, orsubordinate ordinaries,are, generally, enumer-ated as the follo\\ing,though there is no verybroad line of demarca-tion between them andthe common charges. 1. The Gyron.—Wheua shield is at oncequartered and party persaltire, as in fig. 24, the division is called Gyronnyof eight (from gyms, a circle), and one of thetriangles, or at least the triangle in dexter chief,is a gyron
Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . utwards, and an ordinary invected,inwards. Dancette differs from the indented bythe partition-hne beingmarked with only threeindentations. The Subordinaries, orsubordinate ordinaries,are, generally, enumer-ated as the follo\\ing,though there is no verybroad line of demarca-tion between them andthe common charges. 1. The Gyron.—Wheua shield is at oncequartered and party persaltire, as in fig. 24, the division is called Gyronnyof eight (from gyms, a circle), and one of thetriangles, or at least the triangle in dexter chief,is a gyron. GjTonny of six, ten, or twelve alsooccasionally occur, so called according to thenimiber of the triangles. 2. The Fret (fig. 25) is a cognizance derived fromthe banding or ornamenting of the shield, and ashield covered with this lattice-work decoration(fig. 26) is said to be Fretty. 3. The Bordure, or border (fig. 27), is a stripeencircling the shield. It is much used to dis-tinguish different branches of a family, and is often /WVWVv\ DANCCTTE Fife. charged with small devices, on which account it hassometimes been reckoned an honourable ordinary. 4. The Orle (fig. 28) differs from a bordure in nottouching the extremity of the shield. 5. The Tressure, regarded as a dimmutive of theorle, is generally borne double, and flory counter-flory, as in the arms of Scotland, or, a lion rampantwithin a tressure flory counterflory gules (fig. 29). 0. The Pall (fig. 30), the archiejiiscopal ornamentof that name, sent from Rome to metrojiolitans,and resembling in form the letter Y. 7. The Flanches (fig. 31), the dexter and sinistersides of the shield cut off by a curved line. Flanchesare always borne in jiairs, and sometimes charged. 8. Tlie Lozenge, a figure of four equal sides, with the upper and lower angles acute, and the othersobtuse. 9. The Fusil (fig. 32), longer and more acute thanthe lozenge. 10. The Bustre (fig. 33), a lozenge pierced roimdin the centre. 11. The Mascle (f
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