Ribbon - A diminutive of the bend, being one-eighth its size, and often used as a difference. When couped or cut short it becomes a baton.
Richmond - One of the heralds of the College of Arms.
Ringed - Provided with a ring or rings. (Said of the falcon.) In the days of falconry, it was the custom to slip over the claws of the young falcon a silver ring, which could not afterward be removed.
Rising - A bird represented as if in the act of taking flight; rising from the ground.
Rizon - (riz'on) The grain of oats.
Roach - A fish.
Rompee - [See ROMPU.]
Rompu - (rom'pu) Fracted; broken; parted asunder, as a chevron, bend, etc.
Rose - The Rose, which is popular in English heraldry, is generally borne singly and full-faced, with five petals, barbs and seeds.
Ross - One of the heralds of the Lord Lyon's Court, Scotland.
Rothesay - One of the heralds of the Lord Lyon's Court, Scotland.
Rondle - [See ROUNDEL.]
Rook - A rook in heraldry is the bird of that name common in Great Britain. It resembles the crow, but is smaller. When the piece in chess known as a rook is borne, it is blazoned a chess-rook. They are sometimes seen on the same arms, as in the case of Rook of Kent: Argent, on a chevron engrailed between three rooks sable, as many chess-rooks of the first.
Rouge Croix - (roozh' kroi) One of the pursuivants in the College of Arms.
Rouge Dragon - (roozh' drag'-on) One of the pursuivants in the College of Arms.
Roundel - A subordinary in the form of a circle. If of a metal it is a simple disk; if of a color, it is convex, half a globe. It takes its name from its color, unless in case of counter-changes, which follow the tinctures of the field, or when the roundel is of fur or of equal tinctures, as "a roundel ermine," "a roundel checky or and azure." Otherwise roundels have distinguishing names, according to their tinctures. They are seldom borne singly, and are as follows:
- When or they are
Bezants,
When argent they are Plates,
When gules they are Torteaux,
When azure they are Hurts,
When vert they are Pommes,
When purpure they are Golpes,
When sable they are Pellets,
When tenne they are Oranges,
When sanguine they are Guzes.
The pellet is sometimes called a gunstone or ogress.
False Roundel - This was a name given in early lists for the annulet. Thus the arms of Vipont were blazoned "Gules, six false roundels or."
Rousant - (rouz'-ant) Rising. Said of a bird in the attitude of rising; preparing to take flight. Sometimes this term is applied to a bird in profile, as a swan with wings addorsed.
Rowel - [See MULLET.]
Royal arms - [See Arms Royal, under ARMS.]
Rudented - The same as CABLED.
Rustre - (rus'-ter) A lozenge pierced round in the center, and exposing the field through it.
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