Meaning of crined | Babel Free

Definitions

Having hair or a mane of a specified tincture, different from that of the body.

not-comparable

Examples

“Sa. three boys' heads couped at the shoulders ppr. having snakes enwrapped about their necks vert ; (sometimes borne with a chev. ar.) Crest - A boy's head as in the arms, (sometimes crined or.) VAUGHAN”

“a crested bird called in Zemblan sampel (‘silktail’), closely resembling a waxwing in shape and shade, is the model of one of the three heraldic creatures (the other two being a reindeer proper and a merman azure, crined or) in the armorial bearings of the Zemblan King, Charles the Beloved”

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