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unheraldic en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + heraldic.

Meanings

1. Not heraldic; not adhering to the norms of heraldry.
   • The crest of Walpole, as it is now borne by the family […] "A Saracen's head ducally crowned Or, with a long ca on gules, thereon a Catherine-wheel Or; […]." […] However, it was passed by the College of Arms, and ever since the Walpoles have been saddled with this most inartistic and unheraldic crest. 1900, The Genealogical Magazine, page 8:

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