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One of the furs used as a tincture (colour) in heraldry. It consists of black (sable) ermine spots on a yellow (or) field.

Its inverse (yellow spots on black) is called pean.

See also: ermine

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	One of the [[fur]]s used as a [[tincture]] ([[colour]]) in [[heraldry]]. It consists of black (''[[sable]]'') ermine spots on a yellow (''[[or]]'') field.		One of the [[fur]]s used as a [[tincture]] ([[colour]]) in [[heraldry]]. It consists of black (''[[sable]]'') ermine spots on a yellow (''[[or]]'') field.