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Definition of 'gules'

English

(slim-wikipedia)

Alternative forms

* gu.' or ' g. in heraldic contexts.

Noun

  • (tincture) The blazoning term for red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.
  • Adjective

    (head)
  • (tincture) In blazon, of the colour red.
  • :* The symbol of the Red Cross is a cross gules .
  • * 1602 : , ii 2
  • Now is he total gules , horridly tricked

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