1847, Henry Gough,A Glossary of Terms Used in British Heraldry: With a Chronological Table, Illustrative of Its Rise and Progress, page48:
Milles very improperly uses the term for per pale indented throughout, or barrypily.
1874, John Woody Papworth,An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page54:
Barrypily of eight or and gu.
1914, Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society,Transactions and Journal of Proceedings, page69:
(A) A chiefpily. (B) Similar, but made to form a bordure with 2 teeth in chief. (C) 3 piles - - - (partly underground). (D) Argent 3 piles checky and on a chief checky 3 annulets or. (E) On a chiefpily 3 annulets.
