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===Three-edged ordinaries===
===Three-edged ordinaries===

Revision as of 02:51, 15 April 2006

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.

One-edged ordinaries

Two-edged ordinaries

Three-edged ordinaries

Four-edged ordinaries