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==Ordinaries and their diminutives== |
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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. |
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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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===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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===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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Revision as of 14:39, 9 October 2005
Ordinaries and their diminutives
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.
