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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