undee, undé(e, a. Her.
Also 6–7 (9) unde.
[a. OF. unde, -ee (F. ondé, -ée), f. L. unda (F. onde) wave, und.]
Having the form of waves; wavy. (Cf. undy a., oundy a., undated a., undade a.)
| 1513 in Glover Hist. Derby (1829) I. App. 61, 3 barrs upon his nek, sabul unde or wave. 1572 J. Bossewell Armorie 26 Crosses,..vairee, vndee, nebulee, cordee [etc.]. Ibid. ii. 28 G. beareth Or and Gules, parted per Pale, vndee. It is termed Vndee, because two colors are caried one into an other, by the maner of water troubled with ye wind. 1611 J. Guillim Heraldry ii. v. 50 This is termed a Bend Vnde. 1688 R. Holme Armoury i. 19/1 Wavee, or Wavey, or Waved, or Unde, or Surged. c 1828 Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss., Unde, Undée..is applied to charges, the edges of which curve and recurve, like the waves of water. 1863 Boutell Her. Hist. & Pop. xxi. 287 Barry undée of six, arg. and az. 1868 Cussans Her. (1893) 47 The lines by which a shield is divided..may assume any of the..forms:..Undé, or Wavy. Nebulé [etc.]. |