guze

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/ɡjuːz/

noun

A roundlet of the sanguine tincture, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture.

OriginTurkish göz →
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Meanings

nounguze (plural guzes)

plural guzes

  1. governmentA roundlet of the sanguine tincture, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture.

Origin

  1. Turkishgöz
  2. Englishguze

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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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guze,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guze.

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