ˈcounter-ˌpaled, a. Her.
[counter- 14: cf. next.]
Of a shield: Parted into an even number of divisions pale-wise, and divided fess-wise, the tinctures of the upper and lower halves being counterchanged.
| 1727–51 Chambers Cycl. |
ˈcounter-ˌpaled, a. Her.
[counter- 14: cf. next.]
Of a shield: Parted into an even number of divisions pale-wise, and divided fess-wise, the tinctures of the upper and lower halves being counterchanged.
| 1727–51 Chambers Cycl. |
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