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'''Kittyhawk''' is another term for a winged [[cat]], as in the [[arms]] of the [[Barony of Windmasters Hill]]. While [[blazon]]ing, the term is used interchangably with "a winged cat."
'''Kittyhawk''' is a [[SCAism|term]] used by some in the [[SCA]] for a winged [[cat]], as in the [[arms]] of the [[Barony of Windmasters Hill]]. While [[blazon]]ing, the term is used interchangably with "a winged cat."


The Kittyhawk is not so much an SCA-only heraldic device as a local pun. The Barony of Windmasters Hill encompasses the area where the Wright Brothers made their famous first flight.
The Kittyhawk is not so much an [[SCA]]-only [[heraldic]] [[charge]] as a local [[pun]]. The [[Barony]] of Windmasters Hill encompasses the area called Kittyhawk where the [[wikipedia:Wright Brothers|Wright Brothers]] made their famous first flight.


[[category:device heraldry]]
[[category:device heraldry]]

Revision as of 12:17, 1 August 2006

Kittyhawk is a term used by some in the SCA for a winged cat, as in the arms of the Barony of Windmasters Hill. While blazoning, the term is used interchangably with "a winged cat."

The Kittyhawk is not so much an SCA-only heraldic charge as a local pun. The Barony of Windmasters Hill encompasses the area called Kittyhawk where the Wright Brothers made their famous first flight.