canting arms

noun

A heraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun.

Meanings

nouncanting arms pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlygovernmentA heraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun.

Translations

Catalan arms parlants
  • arms parlantsheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Czech mluvící znamení
  • mluvící znameníheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Danish talende våben
  • talende våbenheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Dutch sprekend wapen
  • sprekend wapenheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Finnish puhuva vaakuna
  • puhuva vaakunaheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
French armes parlantes
  • armes parlantesheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
German Redendes Wappen
  • Redendes Wappenheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Hungarian beszélő címer
  • beszélő címerheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Italian arma parlante
  • arma parlanteheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Norwegian Bokmål talende våpen
  • talende våpenheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Polish herb mówiący
  • herb mówiącyheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Portuguese armas falantes
  • armas falantesheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Russian гласный герб
  • гласный герб (glasnyj gerb)heraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Spanish armas parlantes
  • armas parlantesheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Swedish talande vapen
  • talande vapenheraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
Cite this entry
APA

canting arms. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canting%20arms

MLA

“canting arms.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canting%20arms. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canting arms,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canting%20arms.

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