(French) A fanciful term given to shields of a single tincture without any charge.
 

(French) Speckled; applied to the salamander.
 

The Tail is referred to very frequently in the blazon, and several examples have already been given under Lion. It will have been observed that in the old rolls of arms the Lion is very frequently represented with the tail forked (od la couwe fourchée), or, as is sometimes, but erroneously, blazoned double queued. Also that the tail may sometimes be nowed (for which the old French croisé and the modern French passée en sautoir seem to be equivalent); double nowed, and even forked and nowed (fourchée et renouée) occur, but such are rare, The tail may be erect for which the fr. term estroict is found) or extended, the latter only in the case of the Lion passant, meaning that the tail is stretched out horizontally. Tails, it will be seen, are blazoned as inverted, introverted, and turned over the head; also coward, when the tail hangs down between the hind legs. The end of the tail is called the brush or tuft.

Le counte del Monte, d’argent, “a un Lion rampant de goules a la cowe croyse, corone d’or, a une labeu dazur” – Roll, temp. Hen. III.
“De sable, au Lion d’argent, armé, lampassé, et couronné d’Or; la queue fourchue, nouée, et passée en sautoir” – Bournonville, Champagne.
“De gueules, a deux lions adossés et passés en sautoir d’or; les queues en double sautoir” – Fossez de Coyolles, Valois.
“argent, a Lion rampant double tailed gules, one of the tails coward” – Wallis.

“Sable, a bull statant argent, the tail between his legs (i.e. coward)” – Fitz-Geffrey, co. Bedford.
“Ermine, a griffin segreant coward gules, beaked and legged azure” – Grantham, co. Lincoln.
“argent, two bars sable, on the upper one a wivern volant, tail extended of the field” – Manfeld.

“Sable, three Lion’s tails erected and erased argent” – Corke, Cornwall.
“argent, a chevron gules between three beaver’s tails erect proper” – Lewes, co. Kent.
“argent, three Lion’s tails double queued erect sable” – Pinchbeck.
“Or, on a mount gules three Lion’s tails erect of the second, tails turned to the sinister” – Taylard.

A shield
 

(French) Mole.
 

With the thistle may be grouped the Teazel, used especially in dressing cloth, and it will be seen to be used both in the insignia of the Exeter Weavers’ Company, and of the Cloth-Workers.

“argent, a chevron sable between three teazels stalked and leaved proper” – Fulham.
“argent, three teazels slipped proper” – Bowden.

Teeth are very rarely referred to, but are included in the term armed. Boars, etc., are, however, often represented tusked. In French arms the term denté occurs.
 

Composed of small plates as of horn or metal, overlapping. (Used in ancient armor.)
 

This is fancifully used in one coat of arms, for the astronomer William Herschel, who discovered the planet Uranus.

“argent, on a mount vert a representation of the ‘forty-feet reflecting telescope’ with its apparatus proper, a chief azure, thereon the astronomical symbol of ‘Uranus’ or ‘Georgium Sidus’ irradiated or” – Herschel, co. Bucks; Baronetcy, 1838.

A member of the order called Templars, Knights Templar, Knights of the Temple, etc. It was founded in 1118 or 1119 by nine Christian Knights, the original object of the organization being to maintain free passage for the pilgrims visiting the Holy Land. Baldwin II King of Jerusalem gave them part of his palace, and they kept their arms in the Temple, hence their name of Templars.
 

a templar cross

A latin cross patty gules, the badge of the Knights Templar.
 

Examples of this device occur rarely, e.g. in the See of Aberdeen, where the church is blazoned as a temple. The antique temple occurs, but as steeples are named, it is probable the charge is meant for an ancient church.

“argent, on a mount in base vert an antique temple of three stories, each embattled; from the second battlement two steeples, and from the top, one, each ending in a cross sable” – Templar, (granted 1765).
“Quarterly azure and gules, the perspective of an antique temple argent, on the pinnacle and exterior battlements a cross Or; in the first quarter an eagle displayed; in the second a stag trippant regardant of the last” – Templer, co. Devon.
“azure, a temple Or” – Temple, Scotland.

Held; holding.
 

Tallied or let into another thing; one bearing worked into another bearing; having something let in; as, a cross tenanted – having rings let into its extremities.
 

(French) Having a mount in base, and represented as covered with verdure. Especially applied to Trees.
 

(French) A hill or hillock.
 

(French) Heads to tails, used of a fish.
 

A religious military order of Knights established near the end of the twelfth century somewhat like the Templars and Hospitaliers, being composed in the main of Teutonic crusaders. It attained high power, but declined in the fifteenth century, and was finally abolished by Napoleon in 1809.
 

A title of dignity or honor among the Anglo-Saxons. There were two orders – the king's thanes, or those who attended at his court and held lands immediately from him, and ordinary thanes, or lords of the manor. After the Norman conquest thanes and barons were classed together, the title falling into disuse in the reign of Henry II.
 

Azure, six billets three two and one

A term often used in blazon, to shew the position of six charges. Equivalent to In Pile.
 

Sometimes used of ends of horns and the like when of a different tincture.
 

(French) A term used for the several rows in vair.
 

This plant is found in the insignia of a Company; also on the arms of a Spaniard naturalised in this country.

“argent, on a mount in base vert three plants of tobacco growing and flowering all proper” – Company of Tobacco-Pipe Makers, London; incorporated 1663.
“Sable, five bezants in saltire; a chief indented argent, thereon three stalks of tobacco, each consisting of three leaves proper” – Cardozo; granted to Samuel Nunez Cardozo, Hackney, near London.

The fleece of a sheep.
 

The seat of Prester-John in the insignia of the See of Chichester, and of St. Mary in those of the See of Lincoln, is so called, though in neither case is it at all probable that the bearing is intended for such. The Tombstone, sometimes called an Alter, or which the Holy lamb stands, in the arms of the College of Ashridge is probably a Tomb, the device signifying the Resurrection. Other examples occasionally occur, e.g.

“argent, a tombstone gules” – Albon.
“Vert, three tombstones argent” – Tombs (represented as coped stones crossed).

A very few example of this toy are found.

“Sable, three bars nebuly vert, in chief as many playing tops argent(otherwise, Sable, three bars vert; on a chief indented gules as many tops argent)” – Topp.
“Sable, on two bars argent three water-bougets vert, two and one; a chief gules charged with three playing tops of the second” – Topp.
“argent, three playing tops sable, two and one” – Anvine.
“.... a chevron .... between three pegtops .... ” – Topclyff, (in the church at Topcliffe, co. York, 1391).

The torch (fr. Flambeau) is often borne raguled; and a Staff raguly flammant is practically the same.

“argent, three torches proper” – Colan.
“azure, three torches or, fired (or lighted) proper” – Collins, Ottery St. Mary, co. Devon.
“azure, three fire-brands proper” – Collens, Barnes Hill, co. Devon.
“argent, a fire-brand (or staff) with one ragule on each side, sable, and inflamed in three places proper” – Billettes.

Twisted: wreathed; bent. This term is used to describe a dolphin haurient, twisted into a form nearly resembling the letter S.
 

Bowed-embowed, especially of a serpent's tail. See also Wreathed.
 

A term applied to Ordinaries which are wreathed, as shewn in the margin; the term wreathy is also found. The French apply the term tortil to the wreath or turban with which heads, and especially those of Moors, are adorned in heraldry. See also Wreathed.

“argent, a fesse tortilly(or wreathed) azure and gules (otherwise, but not so well, a wreath in fesse throughout)” – Carmichael.
“argent, a cross wreathed gules and azure (otherwise, a fesse wreathed gules and azure, depressed by a pale wreathed as the fesse)” – Seresby.
“Or, a Lion rampant gules, a chief tortilly gules and vert charged on the first with a crescent argent between two mullets of the last in the second” – Macritchie, Edinburgh.
“argent, a bend tortilly azure and or” – Oare, Sussex.
“De gueules, au tortil d’argent” – Zbonski Di Passebon, Provence.

Argent, a tortoise displayed, tergiant barwise vert -- Gawdy

This animal is usually borne displayed tergiant in fesse, which position is sometimes described as passant. The term gradient seems to be used to mean the same, and tergiant seems to be implied though not expressed. When upright it should be blazoned erect, though haurient is found.

“argent, a tortoise displayed, tergiant barwise (otherwise passant) vert” – Gawdy, Norfolk.
“argent, on a cross azure between in dexter chief and sinister base a tortoise gradient vert five fleurs-de-lis of the first” – Le Neve, London.
“azure, a tortoise erect Or” – Cooper.
“Vert, three tortoises haurient Or” – Harpeny.

Azure, a tower Or -- Towers, Northhampton

Azure, a tower argent, embattled and domed, the port gules -- de la Tour

Towers and turrets are more frequently named in connection with the Castle, but they are also found in some cases as distinct charges. Though a Castle is sometimes represented as consisting of a single tower, it generally has at least three. The ordinary tower is drawn as the first example given in the margin.

“azure, a tower Or” – Towers, Northampton.
“gules, in chief a Castle surmounted with a tower argent; in base a Lion passant gardant Or” – City of Norwich.
“Sable, three high towers argent” – De Tour, Shrewsbury.
“Sable, a plate between three towers argent” – Winston.
“argent, five towers, two, two and one gules” – Cornell.

“azure, a tower triple-towered Or” – Towers, Isle of Ely.
“argent, on a mount vert a tower triple-towered sable” – Chiverton, Lord Mayor of London, 1658.
“azure, a Castle triple-towered argent, port-holes and gate gules” – M’Leod.
“azure, two lions rampant argent chained Or, supporting a tower triple-turretted of the second” – Kelly, Ireland.
“A tower triple-turretted of the second” – Owen, co. Montgomery.
“azure, a tower(otherwise with a cupola) argent, embattled and domed, the port gules” – Gilbert De La Tour, Dorset.
“azure, on a mount vert a Castle embattled with three towers domed, on each a pennon, all Or” – Town of Clitherow, Lancashire.
“azure, on a mount proper couped a Castle triple-towered argent, the middle tower with dome and pennon” – Nielson, Bothwellshiels.
“gules, a four-square Castle in perspective with as many towers and cupolas, one at each angle, argent, standing in water azure” – Rawson, co. York.
“azure, on a bend between two water-bougets Or three leopard’s faces gules; a chief as the last charged with a Castle triple-towered argent, having from the centre tower of a pyramidical shape a banner displayed like the first” – Hunt, Limerick.
“Sable, a quadrangular tower with four towers in perspective argent, masoned proper; the base of the escutcheon water of the last” – Town of Pontefract, Yorkshire.
“gules, a triple circular tower in a pyramidal form Or, the first with battlements mounted with cannon of the last, all within a bordure azure charged with eight towers domed Or” – Town of Launceston, co. Cornwall.
“azure, a square Castle embattled above the gate and at the top, triple-towered, the central tower larger than the dexter and sinister; on each side the central tower a sentinel-house Or watch-tower, which are with the three towers pyramidally roofed, all argent, masoned sable, the portcullis and windows gules; the middle tower ensigned with a staff and banner charged with Royal arms of Scotland” – Burgh of Forfar.

Le Roy de Portugal, “de goules poudre a turelles d’Or a une labeu lazur” – Roll, temp. Hen. III.
Le Counte de Poyters, “party dazur et de goules; per le goules poudre a turelles dor; lazur poudre o flurettes dor” – Ibid.
“gules, three turrets Or” – Terretz.
“gules, three bars argent, on a quarter of the last a ”torele“ Or a Castle sable” – John Dene.

This device has been introduced occasionally into late coats of arms. An example of the city of Naksivan will be observed under Ararat, and of Acre under Sphinx. Examples more frequently occur in French arms.

“.... the Castle, church and town of Tiverton with Lowman’s and Exe bridges; beneath them a woolpack ... ” – Seal of the Town of Tiverton.
“De sable, au Lion d’or surmonté d’une ville d’argent” – Mavaillest.
“D’argent, la ville en perspective du côté du midi, l’hotel de ville girouetté, les églises, le château et les bâtiments ajourés du même, essorés de gueules, les tours ajourées et maçonnées de sable, la porte ouverte et dans l’ouverture un maillet d’or” – Ville de Joigny, Bourgogne.

(French) The stock of an anchor.
 

(fr.) Pieces: e.g. pily of six traits, or chequey of six traits.
 

(French) Used by French heralds for bars and barrulets when their number us uneven, instead or burelles, but the examples shew a want of consistency in this respect.

“Palé d’argent et d’azure de six pieces a une trangle de sable brochant sur le tout” – Duport.
“D’Or, a cinque trangles de gueules” – Aubery, Poitou.
“D’argent, à quatre trangles ondées d’azur” – Autret, Bretagne.

Pierced by an arrow or similar weapon. Said of an animal.
 

Turned to the sinister side of the shield.
 

Treated crosses are those whose whole form is treated with an heraldic line of division or form. crosses which fall into this category include the cross embattled, treble-parted, and per pale.
 

Gules, the trunk of a tree eradicated and couped in pale, sprouting two slips argent -- Stocden

The tree is a very common bearing in later heraldry, but is very rare, if used at all, in early arms. In the arms of Sir Rauf de Cheyndut the cheyne probably means only the acorn, as in the arms of Moriens the leaves only of the mulberry-tree are intended. But in later arms several examples will be found, both of trees generally and special kinds of trees and shrubs (fr. arbustes). Amongst these are found the oak (fr. chêne), (the most frequent); apple (fr. pommier(u)(/u)); orange (fr. oranger); fig (fr. figuier); ash (fr. frêne); elm (fr. orme and ormeau); hawthorn (fr. aubépin); holly (fr. houx); laurel (fr. laurier); maple; palm (fr. palmier); pine (fr. pin); fir(fr. sapin); cedar; cypress (fr. cyprès); poplar (fr. peuplier); willow (fr. saule); and yew. Also the leaves and branches of several other trees, e.g. beech (fr. hêtre); mulberry (fr. murier); olive (fr. olivier); walnut (fr. noyer); nut (fr. noisetier). In French arms, besides those noted above, have been observed, baume (balsam); buis (box); cormier (service-tree); châtagnier (chestnut); aubier (sap-wood); gui (mistletoe); neflier (medlar); but no English examples of these have been observed.

Snagged.
When the term tree only is named without any adjunct, it may be considered to be that of the oak, and may be drawn like the example given under that term. But more frequently it is subjected to some special treatment, e.g. it may have the appearance of being torn up by the roots, to which the term eradicated (fr. arraché) is applied(and this is a better term than erased, which should only be applied to parts of animals). The tree is often trunked, i.e. truncated (fr. étêté), pollard (fr. écimé), or lopped (fr. écoté); or it may be couped, so that the section is seen in perspective, and in that case the term snagged should be applied. Again it may be withered (fr. sec); or it may be broken, or blasted, or without branches (fr. ébranché). A full-grown tree is said to be accrued. A tree may be fructed (fr. fruité), and this applied to the oak would signify with acorns (fr. englanté). When the trunk is a different tincture from the rest of the tree the French use the term fûté.

“argent, a tree growing out of a mount in base vert, in chief three mullets gules” – Watt, Scotland.
“argent, on a mount in base a branched tree vert” – Baretrey.
“gules, the stem and trunk of a tree eradicated as also couped, in pale, sprouting out two branches argent” – Borough, Leicester.
“Per pale argent and gules, a Lion rampant of the first on the sinister side, supporting a tree eradicated proper on the dexter” – Winstone, co. Brecknock.
“gules, an oak-tree eradicated proper; crossing the stem and near the root a greyhound courant argent” – Bolger, Arklow, Ireland.
“argent, an oak-tree erased proper; over all a fesse wavy azure” – Neal.
“On a mount a withered tree; in sinister a representation of a cherub’s head with wind issuing therefrom towards the tree; on a chief an eagle displayed crowned with a celestial crown” – Piozzi.
“argent, a tree in bend couped at the top and slipped at the bottom sable” – Tanke.
“argent, an arm proper, habited gules, issuing out from the side of the escutcheon and holding the lower part of a broken tree eradicated vert, the top leaning to the dexter angle” – Armstrong, Scotland.
“Coupé d’Or et de gueules, à l’arbre sec au naturel brochant sur le tout” – Bescot, Ile de France.
“D’argent, à un murier(mulberry) de sinople fûté de sable; et un chef d’Or chargé d’une tête de Maure de sable tortillée d’argent” – Morel, Burgundy.

“gules, the trunk of a tree eradicated and couped(otherwise snagged) in pale, sprouting two slips argent” – Stockden, Leicester.
“Vert, three trunks of trees raguly and erased