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bourdonnée

bourdonnée adjective: having the ends terminating in rounded knobs like those on a pilgrim's staff; pommetty.

bourdonnée: having the ends terminating in rounded knobs like those on a pilgrim's staff; pommetty
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Adjective

bourdonnée (not comparable)

  1. Having the ends terminating in rounded knobs like those on a pilgrim's staff; pommetty.
    • A shield of arms : bendy of six, over all a cross bourdonnée fitchée.1898, British Museum. Department of Manuscripts, Walter de Gray Birch, Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum, page 185
    • Crest - Upon a crest coronet or, charged with a cross bourdonnée azure, a pelican argent, holding in the bill a nail or. Motto - "Sine labe nota." Residence - Henley House, Avenue Road, Regent's Park, N.W. PILKINGTON[…]1910, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour, page 1282

Questions about bourdonnée

What does bourdonnée mean?
Bourdonnée means having the ends terminating in rounded knobs like those on a pilgrim's staff; pommetty.
What part of speech is bourdonnée?
Bourdonnée is an adjective.

Words near bourdonnée in the dictionary

  1. Bourdieuan
  2. Bourdieusian
  3. Bourdin
  4. bourding
  5. bourdon
  6. bourdonnée
  7. bourdons
  8. bourds
  9. bourek
  10. bourekas
  11. bourette

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