cercellée

A form of sarcelly — Having its end terminate in forked tips which curl around both ways, either like or else more pronounced than moline or anchory/ancré.

Meanings

adjectivecercellée (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of sarcelly.

    A cross cercellée upon a shield within a circle and outer ring of petals. Anthony Bec, Bishop of Durham.

    1936, Thoroton Society, Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire
    1 more example

    […], as the tops are not cercellée, I am inclined to think they represent cups, and that the coat is Azure a chevron between three cups or […]

    1903, Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset, page 177
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