Ordinary

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

Ordinaries include

One-edged ordinaries

  • base
  • bordure
  • canton
  • chief
  • gyron
  • pile
  • tierce

Two-edged ordinaries

  • bend
  • chevron
  • fess
  • orle
  • pale

Three-edged ordinaries

  • pall

Four-edged ordinaries

  • cross
  • saltire