diˈmidiated, ppl. a.
[f. prec. + -ed.]
Halved; divided into halves, or having only one half shown or represented; spec. in Her. of a bearing or coat of arms. (Cf. dimidiation, demi B. 1.)
| 1572 J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 42 Sundrie wayes they [Lions] are borne in armes..Dimidiated, Parted, Couped. 1647 A. Ross Myst. Poet. iv. (1675) 98 In respect of her [the moon's] corniculated, dimidiated, and plenary aspect. 1752 Sir J. Hill Hist. Anim. 52 (Jod.) The dytiscus with twenty dimidiated striæ on the extended wings. 1864 Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. xxxii. (ed. 3) 467 Or, a dimidiated eagle to the sinister sa. 1892 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries XIV. 279 The arms of France and Burgundy are shown dimidiated. |