Definition of Brisures. Meaning of Brisures. Synonyms of Brisures

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Definition of Brisures

Brisure
Brisure Bri*sure", n. [F.] 1. (Fort.) Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction. 2. (Her.) A mark of cadency or difference.

Meaning of Brisures from wikipedia

- to the shield. The brisures used in the arms granted by the Chief Herald of the Republic of Ireland are identical to the brisures used by the system used...
- and fourth quarters are the arms of England, the second of Scotland, the third of Ireland. The anchor has been a brisure for Dukes of York since 1892....
- marks called brisures, similar to charges but smaller. They are placed on the fess-point, or in-chief in the case of the label. Brisures are generally...
- Galons d'ancienneté, or "Seniority Braid" (cloth braid chevrons nicknamed brisures > "breaks") worn on the upper sleeves awarded for each seven years of enlistment...
- Louda & Maclagan 1981, p. 176 (Julien 1848, p. 439) Neubecker 1976, p. 98. Brisures de la maison de Dreux (Neubecker 1976, p. 101) "Early Blazon : Bretagne"...
- Scotland the most significant mark of cadency being the bordure, the small brisures playing a very minor role). Marks of cadency are mandatory in Scotland...
- baton (ending short of the edge of the shield), was one of the commonest brisures (differences) added to the arms of illegitimate offspring of European aristocratic...
- Not all modifications to a coat of arms are augmentations of honour. Brisures, for example, are for the cadet lines of the dynasty, which are made by...
- branches (cadets) of a family. In British heraldry, a system of specific brisures or "marks of cadency" developed: The eldest son, during the lifetime of...
- en 1907 par Cailler dans son usine de Broc pour écouler les déchets et brisures de confiserie qui étaient refondus et roulés à la main en boudins [...]...