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== Stag ([[animal]]) ==
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In [[heraldry]] the stag's posture have specific names:
A '''stag''' is a male adult [[deer]]. A young stag is a "buck".


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[[category:animal]]
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* '''at gaze''' : standing with the head facing the spectator
== Stag ([[heraldry]]) ==
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* '''at speed''' : Running
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In [[heraldry]] the '''stag''''s [[posture]] have specific names:
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* '''courant''' : Running
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* '''lodged''' : Lying down
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* '''salient''' : Springing
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* '''statant''' : Standing
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* '''trippant''' : Walking


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* ''at gaze'' : standing with the head facing the spectator
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Any colour to its horns, are described as ''attired of'' so-and-so [[tincture]]. ''Attired of'' a number, means that the horns have that many tines or points.
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* ''at speed'' : Running
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* ''courant'' : Running
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* ''lodged'' : Lying down
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* ''salient'' : Springing
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* ''statant'' : Standing
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* ''trippant'' : Walking

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Any [[colour]] to its [[horn]]s, are [[blazon|described]] as ''attired of'' so-and-so [[tincture]]. ''Attired of'' a number, means that the horns have that many tines or points.


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[[category:animal]]
[[category:device heraldry]]
[[category:device heraldry]]

Revision as of 13:15, 12 October 2006

Stag Springing or Salient.jpg

Stag (animal)

A stag is a male adult deer. A young stag is a "buck".

Stag (heraldry)

In heraldry the stag's posture have specific names:

  • at gaze : standing with the head facing the spectator
  • at speed : Running
  • courant : Running
  • lodged : Lying down
  • salient : Springing
  • statant : Standing
  • trippant : Walking

Any colour to its horns, are described as attired of so-and-so tincture. Attired of a number, means that the horns have that many tines or points.

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