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Heraldry
- Gorged.—When an animal has a crown encircling the neck it is thus blazoned. The badge of the De Bohuns was, a black swan ducally gorged and chained.
- Guarded.—Trimmed, or turned up; commonly applied to a mantle or chapeau.
- Issuant.—Rising from. This term is also used when a charge (usually a demi-lion) is issuing from the bottom of a chief. When the charge is from the centre of an ordinary, usually a fess, it is described as Naissant.
- Lined.—Attached by a line, usually affixed to the collar of an animal (see crest of Baldwin in Appendix). The term is also applied to the lining of a mantle, chapeau, &c., when borne of a different tincture.
- Maned.—Horses, lions, &c., are maned of the hair on their necks: they are also sometimes described as crined of the same.
- Masoned.—As though built with stone, like a castle. Fig. 148.
- Naissat.—Issuing from the centre of an ordinary, or charge. The subjoined example (Fig. 173) would be blazoned, Ermine; naissant from a fess az., a demi-lion or.
- Rebated.—When the head of a weapon, &c., is broken, or cut off.
- Renversée, or Reversed.—Turned contrary to the usual way.
- Salient.—See Springing.
- Segreant.—Rampant. This term is used in blazoning a griffin standing on its hind legs, with wings displayed.
- Springing.—Used only when speaking of stags,
