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canting arms

canting arms noun: a heraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun.

canting arms: a heraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun
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Noun

canting arms pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A heraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun.

Questions about canting arms

What does canting arms mean?
Canting arms means a heraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun.
What part of speech is canting arms?
Canting arms is a noun.

Words near canting arms in the dictionary

  1. cantine wagon
  2. cantine wagons
  3. cantines
  4. cantiness
  5. canting
  6. canting arms
  7. cantingly
  8. cantingness
  9. cantings
  10. cantinière
  11. cantinières

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