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Ex. Argent, a man's heart gules, ensigned with a celestial crown or.
ERASED. Signifies any thing torn or plucked off from the part to which
nature affixed it; generally applied to the head and limbs of man or
beast.
[Illustration: Erased]
Ex. Argent, a leg erased at the midst of the thigh gules.
ERECT. This is said of any animal or parts of animals, naturally
horizontal, being placed in a perpendicular direction.
[Illustration: Erect]
Ex. Argent, a boar's head erect, and erased.
ERMINE. A white fur with black spots, represented as in the annexed
example.
[Illustration: Ermine]
ERMINES. This fur is represented by white spots on a black field.
[Illustration: Ermines]
ERMINOIS. A fur, the field, or, the spots or tufts, sable, as in the
annexed example.
[Illustration: Erminois]
ESCALOP. The shell of a sea-fish, used to decorate the palmers on
their way to and from Palestine; frequently used as a charge in
Heraldry.
[Illustration]
ESCUTCHEON. This word is sometimes used to express the whole coat of
arms, sometimes only the field upon which the arms are painted. It
more generally denotes the painted shields used at funerals. The
field, if the husband is dead and wife survives, is black on the
dexter side only; if the wife is deceased, it is black on the sinister
side; if both, it is black all over. The example shows that this is
the escutcheon of a deceased baron, whose lady survives.
[Illustration]
ESCUTCHEON OF PRETENCE. A small escutcheon, on which a man bears the
coat of arms of his wife, being an heiress. See p. 40. [CHAP. VI.]
[Illustration: Ex. Argent, a chevron or, between three crosslets
sable, on the fess point surtout the chevron an escutcheon of pretence
gules, three quatrefoils argent.]
ESQUIRE. The degree below a knight and above a gentleman. Those to
whom this title is due by right, are all the younger sons of noblemen
and their heirs male for ever, the four esquires of the king's body,
the eldest sons of baronets, of all knights and of their heirs male:
those who bear superior offices, as magistrates, high sheriffs,
mayors, and aldermen, have it during their continuance in office and
no longer. For the helmet of an esquire, see page 84.
[Illustration: Etoile.]
ETOILE. The French word for a star. It differs from the mullet in the
number of points, and four of the points being rayant.
FESS. An honourable ordinary occupying the third part of the shield
between the centre and the base.
[Illustration: Fess]
Ex. Argent, a fess gules.
[Illustration: Fess Point.]
FESS POINT. The exact centre of the escutcheon, as seen in the annexed
example. See the escutcheon lettered at p. 6., where this point is
marked with the letter E. [CHAP. II.]
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