Erased - (e-ras'd) A term applied to the head of an animal or other bearing having the appearance of being forcibly torn off, leaving jagged or uneven ends.
Erased is the opposite of couped, the latter meaning cut off even, straight.
Eradicated - A tree torn up by its roots.
Ericius - [See HEDGEHOG.]
Ermelin - [See ERMINE.]
Ermine - (er'-min) One of the furs used in blazoning, representing the skin of the little animal of that name. A field of ermine is white with black spots of a particular shape.
The animal ermine is scarcely known in heraldry, although its fur is widely borne.
Ermines - The reverse of Ermine, being white spots on a black field. (Sometimes described as counter-ermine.)
Erminites - (er-min'-ites) The same as Ermine, but with one red hair on each side of the ermine spots.
Erminois - (er'-min-wa) The same as Ermine, except that the field is gold and the spots black.
Escarbuncle - (es'-kar-bun-k'l) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone carbuncle, being a cross of eight rays set with knobs and the arms ending in fleur-de-lis. In another representation of this bearing the ends are connected by cross-bars. (Also called Carbuncle.)
Escallop - (es-kol'-up) The figure of a scallop shell. This was originally worn to signify that the wearer had made a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James, Compostella, Spain. Later on it was placed on the shield to show that the bearer or an ancestor had been a Crusader or had made a long pilgrimage.
Escallopee - (se-kol'-lo-pay) [French.] An escutcheon or a bearing which is covered with curved lines resembling scallop shells. These lines should represent the lines as overlapping each other.
Escalloped - (es-kol'-oped) The same as ESCALLOPEE.
Escartel - (es-kar'-tel) To cut or notch in a square form or across.
Escartelee - (-kar'-tel-ée) Cut or notched in a square form or across.
Esclatte - (es-klat'-ty) A term applied to anything shivered by a battle axe.
Escrol - (es-krol') The same as SCROLL.
Escutcheon - (es-kuch'-un) The shield, on which all lines are drawn and charges delineated; the background on which coat armor is represented; known in blazon as the field. It originally represented the war shield of a knight, upon which his arms were displayed.
Escutcheon of Pretense - A small shield bearing the arms of an heiress placed in the center of her husband's shield, instead of being impaled with his arms.
Escutcheoned - (es-kuch'-und) Having a coat of arms; supplied with an escutcheon; placed in an escutcheon.
Esquire - Formerly an armor bearer or attendant upon a knight.
Essorant - (es'-so-rant) Said of a bird represented with its wings half open, as if preparing to take flight.
Estoile - (es'-twal) [French.] A star with six wavy points. It is different from a mullet , the later having only five points, and these are straight.
Estoilee - (es'-twal-ee) [French.] A star with four long rays in the form of a cross, tapering from the center to the points. (Also called a Cross Estoilée.)
Extendant - (ex-tend'-ant) The same as DISPLAYED. (Wings extended.)
Eyed - A term made use of in speaking of the spots in a peacock's tail.
Eyrant - (i-rant) Applied to eagles or other birds in their nests.
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Enaluron to Environed
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