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Art/Literary - History / héraldique | | French term or phrase: support des armes | | traité d'héraldique |
| | | supporters for the shield of the coat of arms | Explanation:
I believe this refers to the design element where animals, or some sort of tree branches or something like that supports the shield of the heraldic coat of arms.
The following website has a nice diagram with names for all of the elements of the coat of arms.
http://www.fleurdelis.com/coatofarms.htm
"supporters: usually two animals, birds or persons, appearing on either side of the shield."
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Wikipedia has a similar schematic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms
Another commonly seen charge is the eagle, which is a symbol attributed to Saladin, and the hawk of the Qureish. They are commonly found as supporters in the heraldic achievements of several nations in the Near and Middle Eastern region.
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AND from a glossary of Heraldic Terms:
The supporters, however, to the arms of the Earl of HUNTINGDON are without horns. The Triton, or mer-man, occurs as a supporter, e.g. to the arms of Lord LYTTELTON, and in more than one instance as a crest, e.g. of Sir Tatton SYKES and of the family of LANG in Leicestershire and Suffolk. The Neptune, q.v., in the arms of Sir Isaac HEARD, Garter King of Arms 1750, is sometimes blazoned as a Triton. The supporters to the Insignia of 'The ACADEMY OF THE MUSES,' London, were 'dexter, a Satyr; sinister, a Mer-man.'
http://www.4crests.com/sheraldicterms.html |
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1 hr confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 supporters for the shield of the coat of arms
Explanation:
I believe this refers to the design element where animals, or some sort of tree branches or something like that supports the shield of the heraldic coat of arms.
The following website has a nice diagram with names for all of the elements of the coat of arms.
http://www.fleurdelis.com/coatofarms.htm
"supporters: usually two animals, birds or persons, appearing on either side of the shield."
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-19 16:18:57 GMT)
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Wikipedia has a similar schematic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms
Another commonly seen charge is the eagle, which is a symbol attributed to Saladin, and the hawk of the Qureish. They are commonly found as supporters in the heraldic achievements of several nations in the Near and Middle Eastern region.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-19 16:21:03 GMT)
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AND from a glossary of Heraldic Terms:
The supporters, however, to the arms of the Earl of HUNTINGDON are without horns. The Triton, or mer-man, occurs as a supporter, e.g. to the arms of Lord LYTTELTON, and in more than one instance as a crest, e.g. of Sir Tatton SYKES and of the family of LANG in Leicestershire and Suffolk. The Neptune, q.v., in the arms of Sir Isaac HEARD, Garter King of Arms 1750, is sometimes blazoned as a Triton. The supporters to the Insignia of 'The ACADEMY OF THE MUSES,' London, were 'dexter, a Satyr; sinister, a Mer-man.'
http://www.4crests.com/sheraldicterms.html
| Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 12:10
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | Many thanks--I've verified the Wikipedia entry, which I should have consulted to begin with. |
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| Reference: support des armes
Reference information:
support
nom masculin
3. HÉRALDIQUE Figure d'animal placée à côté de l'écu et qui semble le supporter.
Copyright (©) Larousse 2009
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| Reference: supporter
Reference information:
The SUPPORTERS are native Australian animals: the red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) and the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). ...
www.dfat.gov.au/facts/coat_of_arms.html
SUPPORTERS, European woman and a Maori Chieftain ... Until 1911, New Zealand used the same national coat of arms as the United Kingdom. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_New_Zealand
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. UK Royal Coat of Arms.svg. Versions .... The sinister SUPPORTER is a crowned lion, symbolising England. ...
en.wikipedia.org/.../Royal_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom
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