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In [[heraldry]] the '''stag''''s [[posture]] have specific names: |
In [[heraldry]] the '''stag''''s [[posture]] have specific names: |
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* ''at gaze'' : standing with the head facing the spectator |
* ''[[at gaze]]'' : standing with the head facing the spectator |
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* ''at speed'' : Running |
* ''[[at speed]]'' : Running |
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* ''courant'' : Running |
* ''[[courant]]'' : Running |
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* ''lodged'' : Lying down |
* ''[[lodged]]'' : Lying down |
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* ''salient'' : Springing |
* ''[[salient]]'' : Springing |
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* ''statant'' : Standing |
* ''[[statant]]'' : Standing |
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* ''trippant'' : Walking |
* ''[[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. |
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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Revision as of 15:22, 12 October 2006
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.
