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Page 25
COUNTER FLORY. Any ordinary ornamented with fleurs-de-luce: the points
of the flowers run alternately in a contrary direction.
[Illustration: Counter flory]
Ex. Or, a pale purpure, flory and counter flory gules.
COUPED. From the French word _couper_, to cut. The cross in the
example is couped, part of it being cut off, so as not to touch the
edges of the shield.
[Illustration: Couped]
Ex. Azure, a cross couped argent.
COUPED. The head or limbs of any animal cut close is called couped.
[Illustration: Couped]
Ex. Argent, a boar's head proper couped.
COUPLE-CLOSE. One of the diminutives of the chevron, half the size of
the chevronel.
[Illustration: Couple-close]
Ex. Argent, three couple-closes interlaced vert.
COURANT. Running.
[Illustration: Courant]
Ex. Argent, a stag proper courant.
CRENELLE. The French heraldic term for embattled. See EMBATTLED.
[Illustration: Crenelle]
CRESCENT. The half moon with its horns turned upwards.
[Illustration: Crescent]
Ex. Azure, a crescent argent.
CREST. The ornament on the upper part of the helmet in Heraldry placed
over coats of arms, either with or without the helmet. By referring to
the title-page of this work the crests of Great Britain will be found
with all the adornments of regal helmets.
The English crest is a crown surmounted by a lion statant guardant
crowned, or.
The Scottish crest is an imperial crown, surmounted by a lion sejant
guardant, displaying two sceptres or.
The Irish crest is an ancient diadem surmounted by an embattled tower,
a stag courant issuing from the portal.
The crest of Wales is a dragon passant guardant, gules.--The whole of
these crests, with mantlings, &c., are emblazoned on the title-page of
this Manual.
[Illustration: Crest]
Crests are usually displayed upon a wreath as in the annexed example,
which is a demi-lion rampant. If a crest this size had been placed
upon an helmet of proportionate size it must have occupied a sixth
part of this page, and the shield containing the arms to be in
proportion considerably larger: in showing the crest without the
helmet proportion is of little consequence. See HELMET, WREATH, and
MANTLING.
CRESTED. A cock or other bird, whose comb is of a different tincture
from the body, is said to be crested. See JOWLOPED.
CRINED. This is said of an animal whose hair is of a different
tincture from its body.
[Illustration: Crined]
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