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==One-edged ordinaries==
==One-edged ordinaries==
*[[base]]
*[[base]]
*[[bordure]]
*[[canton]]
*[[chief]]
*[[chief]]
*[[gyron]]
*[[pile]]
*[[pile]]
*[[tierce]]
*[[tierce]]
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*[[chevron]]
*[[chevron]]
*[[fess]]
*[[fess]]
*[[orle]]
*[[pale]]
*[[pale]]


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*[[cross]]
*[[cross]]
*[[saltire]]
*[[saltire]]

==Sub-ordinaries==

Sub-ordinaries are less frequently used ordinaries, usually smaller in size. They are usually considered [[secondary charge]]s, and are mentioned after any ordinaries in a [[blazon]].

* [[billet]]
* [[bordure]]
* [[canton]]
* [[flanches]]
* [[fret]]
* [[fusil]]
* [[gyron]]
* [[inescutcheon]]
* [[lozenge]]
* [[mascle]]
* [[orle]]
* [[quarter]]
* [[treasure]]

Revision as of 17:24, 12 June 2004

An ordinary is an area of tincture that covers a large part of the shield.

Ordinaries include

One-edged ordinaries

Two-edged ordinaries

Three-edged ordinaries

Four-edged ordinaries

Sub-ordinaries

Sub-ordinaries are less frequently used ordinaries, usually smaller in size. They are usually considered secondary charges, and are mentioned after any ordinaries in a blazon.