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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

armorial

/ahr-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr-/US // ɑrˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr- //UK // (ɑːˈmɔːrɪəl) //

徽章,军械署,军械库,军械署署名

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to heraldry or heraldic bearings.
    • : bearing a coat or coats of arms: a set of armorial china.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a book containing heraldic bearings and devices.

Examples

  • A golden eagle, the armorial ensign of the Ripperda family, crested the centre arch.

  • I should like to see M. le Suisse take the trouble to open that armorial door for us.

  • It is of oak, richly carved and painted; and covered profusely with verses, armorial bearings, and devices.

  • To take a single instance: the poems never allude to the personal armorial bearings of the heroes.

  • You enter a great paneled hall decorated with armorial bearings, with portraits, and with banners.

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