The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition by Anonymous


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VERDOY. A bordure charged with eight leaves.

[Illustration: Verdoy]

Ex. Vert, a bordure argent, verdoy, of trefoils.

[Illustration: Vert]

VERT. Green. It is represented in engraving by diagonal lines drawn
from the dexter to the sinister side of the shield.

VISCOUNT. A title of honour, a degree below an earl.

VOIDED. A term applied when any part of an ordinary is left open to
the field.

[Illustration: Voided]

Ex. Gules, a bend sinister, voided, argent.

VOIDER. A subordinate ordinary.

[Illustration: Voider]

Ex. Azure, a voider, argent.

[Illustration: Volant]

VOLANT. The French word for flying. It is used in Heraldry to express
the same action.

VORANT. Swallowing or devouring: any animal, in a charge, devouring
another creature.

[Illustration: Vorant]

Ex. Argent, a serpent crowned, or, vorant an infant.

VULNED. A word that signifies wounded, used in emblazonry to denote an
animal wounded by another creature.

VULNING. Any creature in the act of wounding itself.

[Illustration: Vulning]

Ex. Argent, a pelican's head, erased, vulning.

WALLED. A term sometimes used in Heraldry. When an ordinary is edged
or guarded by an embattled wall.

[Illustration: Walled]

Ex. Azure, on a pale, walled on each side with three battlements
argent, an endorse gules.

WAVY. Curved lines, undulating like the waves of the sea.

[Illustration: Wavy]

Ex. Argent, the lower half of the shield three bars wavy, azure.

WHITE. This word is only used to describe a plain fur. It is
represented as argent.

WINGED. When the wings of a bird, or those of chimerical figures which
are drawn with wings, are of a different tincture to their bodies,
they are said to be winged. Thus, in the arms of the state of Venice
there is a lion sejant guardant, winged or.

[Illustration: Wings erect]

WINGS ERECT. Wings are called erect when their long feathers point
upwards.

[Illustration: Wings inverted]

WINGS INVERTED. When the feathers point downwards.

WIVERN. A chimerical animal, the upper part resembling a dragon.

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