gules Definition
gules (gyo̵̅o̅lz)
noun
Heraldry the color red: indicated in engravings by parallel vertical lines
Etymology: ME goules < OFr, gules, red-dyed ermine, orig. pl. of goule, the mouth < L gula, throat: see gullet
gules Usage Examples
Converse of object
- engrail: Argent, a cross engrailed gules, between four water bougets sable.
- gorge: SUPPORTERS: On either side a Lion guardant Gules gorged with a Collar Or pendent therefrom an Escutcheon Vair.
- bend: Argent a bend gules with three roses argent thereon.
- charge: BADGE: An Eagle displayed Azure ducally crowned Gules charged on the breast and wings with three Garbs Or.
- band: The crest is a spear broken into three pieces, two in saltire and the head in pale proper, banded gules.
- crown: BADGE: An Eagle displayed Azure ducally crowned Gules charged on the breast and wings with three Garbs Or.
Adjective modifier
- flory: Or lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter flory gules; 3rd.
- langued: Henry, Lord Percy ~ Or a lion rampant Azure armed and langued Gules.
- passant: Coat of arms: Or, two lions passant guardant gules.
- guardant: Coat of arms: Or, two lions passant guardant gules.
- pale: Barry of six Or and Sable, over all on a pale Gules an eye Argent weeping and dropping Or.
- chief: Wake arms: Or two bars with 3 roundels in chief gules.
Modifies a noun
argent: Gules fretty argent and a chief or with a lion passant gules therein.
Used with adjective complement
rise: Crest: A wolf's head erased sable collared vair holding in the mouth a rose gules.
Noun used with modifier
- fesse: Argent a fesse gules between three lapwings azure with a leopard or between two combs argent on the fesse.
- fess: Per fess Gules and Or in chief a Royal Crown proper and in base a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper.
- chevron: Another Coat: Arms: Argent, a chevron Gules between three billets Sable.
- canton: Another Coat: Argent, an ass's head erased Sable, a canton Gules.
- saltire: CREST: On a Wreath of the Colors two Swords in saltire Gules ensigned by an Escallop Or.
- lion: The red Scottish lion shown here on the right was a lion Gules.
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