‖ goutte Her.
(guːt)
Also 4 gowte, 9 goute.
[Fr.: see gout n.1]
A small drop-shaped figure (of specified tincture), used as a charge.
| a 1400 Morte Arth. 3759 That bare of gowles fulle gaye, with gowces [? read gowtes] of syluere. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 143/2 When the field, charge or supporter is covered with goutes, or drops, it is called gutty. 1868 Cussans Her. iv. 71 The terms d'eau, de sang, &c., are not always employed when blazoning Gouttes; it is equally correct..to blazon Gouttes by their Tinctures. |