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An '''ordinary''' is an area of [[tincture]] that covers a large part of the shield. Ordinaries drawn with thinner lines are referred to as diminutives. As a rule of thumb, an ordinary should cover 1/3 of the area of the shield. Smaller geometric shapes are often called [[subordinary|subordinaries]]. |
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==Types of Ordinaries== |
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===One-Edged Ordinaries=== |
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*[[base]] |
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*[[chief]] |
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*[[pile]] |
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*[[tierce]] |
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*[[bordure]] |
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===Two-Edged Ordinaries=== |
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*[[bend]] |
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**[[bendlet]] |
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**[[baton]] |
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*[[bend sinister]] |
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*[[chevron]] |
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**[[chevronnel]] |
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*[[fess]] |
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**[[bar]] |
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*[[pale]] |
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**[[pallet]] |
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*[[orle]] |
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**[[tressure]] |
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===Three-Edged Ordinaries=== |
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*[[pall]] |
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*[[pall reversed]] |
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===Four-Edged Ordinaries=== |
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*[[cross]] |
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*[[saltire]] |
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==Cotising and Fimbriation== |
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As ordinaries and sub-ordinaries are simple charges they may be [[cotised]], [[fimbriated]] or [[voided]], so long as they are not peripheral ordinaries (such as a [[bordure]] or [[chief]]). |
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[[Category:Device heraldry]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:34, 22 June 2006
An ordinary is an area of tincture that covers a large part of the shield. Ordinaries drawn with thinner lines are referred to as diminutives. As a rule of thumb, an ordinary should cover 1/3 of the area of the shield. Smaller geometric shapes are often called subordinaries.
Types of Ordinaries
One-Edged Ordinaries
Two-Edged Ordinaries
Three-Edged Ordinaries
Four-Edged Ordinaries
Cotising and Fimbriation
As ordinaries and sub-ordinaries are simple charges they may be cotised, fimbriated or voided, so long as they are not peripheral ordinaries (such as a bordure or chief).
