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Or (heraldry)

Index Or (heraldry)

In heraldry, or (French for "gold") is the tincture of gold and, together with argent (silver), belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals", or light colours. [1]

26 relations: Argent, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Aurskog-Høland, Bernard Burke, Blazon, Chantemerle-les-Blés, Conjunction (grammar), Debrett's, Dexter and sinister, Engraving, Gold, Gold (color), Gold leaf, Hatching (heraldry), Heraldry, Illuminated manuscript, Johannes de Bado Aureo, Officer of arms, Old gold, Oxford University Press, Puy-de-Dôme, Sun, Tincture (heraldry), Topaz, Use–mention distinction, Yellow.

Argent

In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals." It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it.

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Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (28 February 1871 – 19 May 1928) was a British expert on heraldry.

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Aurskog-Høland

Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway.

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Bernard Burke

Sir John Bernard Burke, (5 January 181412 December 1892) was a British genealogist and Ulster King of Arms, who helped publish Burke's Peerage.

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Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image.

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Chantemerle-les-Blés

Chantemerle-les-Blés is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

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Conjunction (grammar)

In grammar, a conjunction (abbreviated or) is a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses that are called the conjuncts of the conjoining construction.

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Debrett's

Debrett's is a professional coaching company, publisher and authority on etiquette and behaviour, founded in 1769 with the publication of the first edition of The New Peerage.

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Dexter and sinister

Dexter and sinister are terms used in heraldry to refer to specific locations in an escutcheon bearing a coat of arms, and to the other elements of an achievement.

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Engraving

Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, usually flat surface by cutting grooves into it.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from aurum) and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.

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Gold (color)

Gold, also called golden, is a color.

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Gold leaf

Gold leaf is gold that has been hammered into thin sheets by goldbeating and is often used for gilding.

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Hatching (heraldry)

Hatchings are distinctive and systematic patterns of lines and dots used for designating heraldic tinctures or other colours on uncoloured surfaces, such as woodcuts or engravings, seals and coins.

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Heraldry

Heraldry is a broad term, encompassing the design, display, and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank, and pedigree.

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Illuminated manuscript

An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented with such decoration as initials, borders (marginalia) and miniature illustrations.

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Johannes de Bado Aureo

The identity of the heraldic writer Johannes de Bado Aureo is a matter of dispute.

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Officer of arms

An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions.

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Old gold

Old gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow, generally on the darker side of this range.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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Puy-de-Dôme

Puy-de-Dôme ((Auvergnat: lo Puèi de Doma or lo Puèi Domat) is a department in the centre of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy de Dôme. Inhabitants were called Puydedomois until December 2005. With effect from Spring 2006, in response to a letter writing campaign, the name used for the inhabitants was changed by the Puy-de-Dôme General Council to Puydômois, and this is the name that has since then been used in all official documents and publications.

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Sun

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.

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Tincture (heraldry)

Tinctures constitute the limited palette of colours and patterns used in heraldry.

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Topaz

Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula Al2SiO4(F, OH)2.

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Use–mention distinction

The use–mention distinction is a foundational concept of analytic philosophy, according to which it is necessary to make a distinction between using a word (or phrase) and mentioning it,Devitt and Sterelny (1999) pp.

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Yellow

Yellow is the color between orange and green on the spectrum of visible light.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Or_(heraldry)

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