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# Planets: Saturn |
# Planets: Saturn |
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# Precious Stones: [[diamond]], [[agate]], or [[Chelydoin]] |
# Precious Stones: [[diamond]], [[agate]], or [[Chelydoin]] |
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# [[Virtue]]s: [[Prudence]] and [[Constance]] |
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# Celestial signs: Capricorn and Aquarius |
# Celestial signs: Capricorn and Aquarius |
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# Months: December and January |
# Months: December and January |
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Latest revision as of 06:02, 11 September 2007
The heraldic term for black. According to The Blazon of Gentrie it signifies the following:
- Planets: Saturn
- Precious Stones: diamond, agate, or Chelydoin
- Virtues: Prudence and Constance
- Celestial signs: Capricorn and Aquarius
- Months: December and January
- Days of the Week: Saturday
- Ages of Man: Decrepit old age
- Flowers: The aubifaine
- Elements: Earth
- Seasons of the Year: Winter
- Complexions: Melancholy
- Numbers: 5, 8
- Metals: Iron and Lead
See colour.
Its name comes from a small furry animal kin to the marten, which can have natural lustrous black fur (though in heraldry it is classed as a colour not a fur).
