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III LINES.

A. LINES OF PARTITION APPLIED CHIEFLY TO THE FIELD.

  Per fess.  Per bend[dexter].  Per pile.  Quarterly, (i.e. per cross)
  Per pale.  Per bend sinister.  Per chevron.  Per saltire.

Gyronny(i.e. per cross and saltire, &c.).

B. LINES OF DIVERSITY APPLIED CHIEFLY TO THE FIELD.

  Barry.  Pily.  Lozengy.  Fretty.
  Paly.  Chevronny.  Fusilly.      Latticed.
  Bendy[dexter].  Chevronelly.  Masculy.  Gobony.
  Bendy sinister.  Chequy.  Tortilly.  Masoned.

C. LINES OF DIVERSITY APPLIED CHIEFLY TO ORDINARIES.

  Embattled.  Raguly.  Dovetailed.  Champaine.
      Bretessed.  Dancetty.  Engrailed.  Undy or Wavy.
      Counter embattled.  Indented.  Invected.  Nebuly.

N.B. The lines of Diversity under C may be combined with most under A in partitioning the field, and with some beneath B in diversifying the field. a By only a few Heralds considered as a diminutive of the fesse. b And of this there are a large number of varieties to which different names areapplied. See the alphabetical list given on page 179.

D. LINES OF TRUNCATION OF THE SHIELD(considered as abatements).

  Plain Point.  Point dexter.  Point dexter base.
  Point pointed.  Gore dexter.  Gore sinister.
  Point champaine.  Gusset dexter.  Gusset sinister.

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