FromOld Frenchtorteau,tortel, fromLatintortus(“twisted”). Seetort.
torteau (pluraltorteausortorteaux)
| metals | main colours | less common colours | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tincture | or | argent | gules | azure | sable | vert | purpure | tenné | orange | sanguine |
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| roundel (in parentheses:semé): |  bezant (bezanty) |  plate (platy) |  torteau (tortelly) |  hurt (hurty) |  pellet (pellety),ogress |  pomme |  golpe (golpy) |  orange (semé of oranges) |  guze (semé of guzes) | |
| goutte(noun) /gutty(adj) thereof: |  (goutte /gutty)d'or (ofgold) |  d'eau (ofwater) |  de sang (ofblood) |  de larmes (oftears) |  de poix (ofpitch) |  d'huile /d'olive(olive oil) |  | |||
| special roundel | furs | additional, uncommon tinctures: | ||||||||
| tincture | fountain,syke: barry wavy argent and azure | ermine | ermines,counter-ermine | erminois | pean | vair | counter-vair | potent | counter-potent | bleu celeste,brunâtre,carnation,cendrée (iron,steel,acier),copper,murrey |
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