Meanings
- not comparableuncommongovernmentLangued.
... a lion sable, armed and lampassé gules; ...
1911, Monnett Family Genealogy: An Emphasis of a Noble Huguenot Heritage, Somewhat of the First Immigrants Isaac1 and Pierre1 Monnet, page 1702 more examples
[…] Quarterly, 1, or, upon a rock proper an eagle in profille, proper, lampassé, gules; in his right claw a bunch of six arrows [...] Between wings, alternately or and azure, a stag's head proper, with antlers of yen, lampassé gules. Lambrequins : Azure and or.
1903, Isidore Singer, Cyrus Adler, The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, pages 129–131... the said James Smith haue thought fitt to declare and Assigne vnto him such armes as are herevnder mencõned (Viz) Azure a lyon Rampant or Armed and Lampasse Gules on a Cheiff Argent a Mullett of the third between two Torteuxes and[…]
1908, William Harry Rylands, The Four Visitations of Berkshire Made and Taken by Thomas Benolte, Clarenceux, Anno 1532; by William Harvey, Clarenceux, Anno 1566; by Henry Chitting, Chester Herald, and John Philipott, Rouge Dragon, for William Camden, Clarenceux, Anno 1623; and by Elias Ashmole, Windsor Herald, for Sir Edward Bysshe, Clarenceux, Anno 1665-66, page 212
Origin
- Frenchlampassé
- Englishlampassé
Borrowed from French lampassé.
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