‖ divisa
(dɪˈviːsə)
[Sp., device, emblem (cf. device).]
In Bull-fighting: coloured ribbons denoting the breeder of a bull.
| 1932 R. Campbell Taurine Provence ii. 45 To seize the divisa (or cocarde) and present it to the lady of one's affections is the summit of gallantry. 1967 McCormick & Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado ii. 52 An attendant placed a short barb with the divisa of the ganaderia in the toro's morillo. |