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An '''ordinary''' is an area of [[tincture]] that covers a large part of the shield. |
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. |
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Ordinaries |
==Ordinaries and their diminutives== |
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==One-edged ordinaries== |
===One-edged ordinaries=== |
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*[[base]] |
*[[base]] |
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*[[chief]] |
*[[chief]] |
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*[[tierce]] |
*[[tierce]] |
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==Two-edged ordinaries== |
===Two-edged ordinaries=== |
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*[[bend]] |
*[[bend]] |
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**[[bendlet]] |
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**[[baton]] |
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*[[bend sinister]] |
*[[bend sinister]] |
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*[[chevron]] |
*[[chevron]] |
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**[[chevronnel]] |
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*[[fess]] |
*[[fess]] |
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**[[bar]] |
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*[[pale]] |
*[[pale]] |
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**[[pallet]] |
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==Three-edged ordinaries== |
===Three-edged ordinaries=== |
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*[[pall]] |
*[[pall]] |
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*[[pall reversed]] |
*[[pall reversed]] |
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==Four-edged ordinaries== |
===Four-edged ordinaries=== |
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*[[cross]] |
*[[cross]] |
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*[[saltire]] |
*[[saltire]] |
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Revision as of 23:11, 14 June 2004
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.
Ordinaries and their diminutives
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.
