Etymology

guze

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Today it means: A roundlet of the sanguine tincture, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture. Full definition →

Turkish göz
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  1. Turkish · borrowed fromgöz
  2. English todayguze

Uncertain. Attested since at least 1562. According to "A Glossary of Terms used in Heraldry" by James Parker (published in 1894) it comes from Turkish göz, meaning “eye”.

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