User:Kpalion/Blazon glossary

Basic elements

 * Escutcheon : Heraldic shield, the principal element of any coat of arms.
 * Field
 * Crest
 * Motto
 * Supporter
 * Compartment

Directions

 * Dexter : Right, from the armiger's point of view; or left, from the onlooker's point of view.
 * Sinister : Left, from the armiger's point of view; or right, from the onlooker's point of view.
 * Chief : Top.
 * Base : Bottom.

Partitions



 * Party : Divided.
 * Per fess : Divided horizontally into two parts.
 * Per pale : Divided vertically into two parts.
 * Per bend : Divided diagonally from dexter chief to sinister base.
 * Per bend sinister : Divided diagonally from sinister chief to dexter base.
 * Per chevron : Divided into two parts by an upward-pointing wedge-shaped line.
 * Per pall : Divided into three parts in a Y shape.
 * Per cross, quarterly : Divided into four parts by a horizontal and a vertical line.
 * Per saltire : Divided into four parts by two intersecting diagonal lines.
 * Wavy
 * Indented
 * Dancetty
 * Engrailed
 * Invected
 * Nebuly
 * Embattled
 * Dovetailed
 * Potenty

Ordinaries

 * Fess
 * Bar
 * Pale
 * Bend
 * Bend sinister
 * Chevron
 * Pall, pairle
 * Cross
 * Chief
 * Bordure
 * Pile
 * Saltire

Metals

 * Or : Gold or yellow.
 * Argent : Silver or white.

Colours

 * Gules : Red.
 * Azure : Blue.
 * Vert : Green.
 * Sable : Black.
 * Purpure : Purple.

Furs

 * Ermine : Argent semy of ermine spots Sable.
 * Vair : An alternating pattern of patches Azure and Argent

Stains

 * Murrey : Maroon.
 * Sanguine : Brown-red.
 * Tenné, twany, orange : Orange or brown-orange.

Other

 * Carnation : Light pink.
 * Bleu celeste, celeste, ciel : Light blue.
 * Cendrée : Dark grey.
 * Proper : The natural colour of an object.