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In heraldry, the term feathered is applied to an arrow when the feathers are of a tincture different from that of the shaft.
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In heraldry, a fesse is one of the nine honourable ordinaries, consisting of a belt drawn horizontally across the middle of the shield and occupying one third of the field.
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In heraldry, the fesse point is the exact centre of the escutcheon or shield.
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In heraldry, the field is the whole surface of an escutcheon or shield.
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In heraldry, a fillet is an ordinary equalling in breadth one quarter of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position.
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In heraldry, fimbriated describes an ordinary or subordinary which has a very narrow border of another tincture.
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In heraldry, fitchee describes something sharpened to a point or pointed, for example a cross fitchee.
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In heraldry, a flanch is a bearing consisting of a segment of a circle encroaching on the field from the side.
Flanches are always depicted in pairs. A pair of flanches being considered one of the subordinaries.
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The fleur-de-Lys (flower of lily) is an heraldic representation of an iris or garden lily. It was the armorial bearing of the Kings of France from 1147 and was also borne by some English families. The Fleur-de-Lys is a cadency mark for the sixth son.
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In heraldry, the term fleury describes something being finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis. The term is particularly applied to a cross so decorated.
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In heraldry, flighted is a term describing feathered arrows.
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In heraldry, floretty means decorated with fleur-de-Lys, for example dancetty floretty, refers to an ornamental line of division with is comprised of large teeth, each of which is topped with a fleur-de-Lys.
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In heraldry, florid refers to a shape of shield. The florid shield is an ornate, flowing design with curves and indents to the dexter and sinister sides.
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In heraldry, flotant describes something, such as a banner, represented as flying or streaming in the air.
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In heraldry, the term flourished means adorned with trefoils, fleur-de-lys, &c. For example a flourished cross is one where the arms terminate in a trefoil, or a fleur-de-lys.
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A foot-cloth was the coat or housing worn by a horse and which bore the knights arms.
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In heraldry, fourchee describes an ordinary, particularly a cross, having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off.
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In heraldry, fracted describes an ordinary having a part displaced, as if broken.
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In heraldry, the frasier or strawberry leaf is charge comprised of a five-lobed leaf.
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In heraldry a fret is a charge consisting of two narrow bendlets placed in saltire, and interlaced with a mascle. It was supposed to represent the meshes of a fishing-net. Being borne by the family of Harrington it is also sometimes called a Harrington's knot; and riddle-makers have also seen a connection between the Herring-town and the net. Whatever may be the origin, the term fret, or rather frette, occurs frequently in the ancient rolls, but in many cases probably only a single fret is intended. When two or more
frets are borne in the same arms they must be couped, unless each occupies an entire quarter.
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In heraldry, the term fretted describes charges and ordinaries that are interlaced one with another.
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In heraldry, fretty is a sub-ordinary consisting of an interwoven lattice covering the field.
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In heraldry, the term fructed is applied to a tree or plant represented on the escutcheon as bearing fruit.
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In heraldry, a fusil is a bearing of a rhomboidal figure named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle. It differs from a lozenge in being longer in proportion to its width.
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A fylfot is a peculiar cruciform figure with a supposed mystic significance found in military and ecclesiastical decorations in England and the East, and as a heraldic charge.
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