Meaning of urdé | Babel Free

Definitions

Pointed, as a cross, or having a point projected, as a bend; varriated.

not-comparable

Examples

“A cross urdé seems to be the same with what we otherwise call⟳ chleche, or chlechée. See⟳ CHLECHE.”

“The sacred monogram is engraved on the bowl, the top of the letter I forming a cross urdé.”

“Badge : A Cross-urdé resting on wreath of laurels and oak banded gold.”

“The decoration consists of a cross urdé enamelled white with gold edges, resting on a wreath of laurel and oak enamelled green . In the centre, edged with gold, is a circular plaque enamelled crimson bearing the cypher […]”

“In heraldry, as many as 285 varieties of cross have⟳ been recognized, but the twelve in ordinary use⟳, and from which the others are derived, are: (1) The ordinary cross; (2) the cross humetté, or couped; (3) the cross urdé[…]”

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