raguly, a. Her.
(ˈrægjʊlɪ)
Also 9 ragulé(e.
[Of obscure formation: perh. based on rag, ragged, or raggy.]
Of a cross or other bearing: Having short oblique projections resembling the stumps of branches cut off close to the stem. Hence of a division between parts of the field: Having alternate projections and depressions like a battlement, but set obliquely.
| 1658 J. Guillim Heraldry ii. vii. 83 He beareth Ermine, a Cross, Raguly, Gules. 1780 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 2) V. 3585/1 Lines may be either straight or crooked... There are 14 distinct kinds... 6. The raguly. 1864 Boutell Her. Hist. & Pop. xvii. (ed. 3) 262 Staff ragulée sable. 1872 Ellacombe Bells of Ch. vii. 366 A crucifix attached to a cross raguly. |