champaine
champaine adjective: curved (concave), enarched, or sometimes varriated; especially in the phrase point champaine, an abatement consisting of a curved (or sometimes horizontal) stain the bottom of the shield. Also the alternative form of champagne.
Adjective
champaine
- Curved (concave), enarched, or sometimes varriated; especially in the phrase point champaine, an abatement consisting of a curved (or sometimes horizontal) stain the bottom of the shield.
- Purpure, a bend champaine argent—ARCHBY.
- Argent, a pale champaine vert—BOWMAN.
- Bendy of six champaine purple and argent—BOWBRIDGE.
- Gyronny of four champaine or, enarched argent and gules—BRAUNECK.1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 99
Also used as
champaine is also the alternative form of champagne.
Forms of champaine
| alternative form | champain |
|---|---|
| alternative form | champion |
| alternative form | champagne |
Origin of champaine
French champagne (“base of a coat of arms”).
Questions about champaine
- What does champaine mean?
- Champaine means curved (concave), enarched, or sometimes varriated; especially in the phrase point champaine, an abatement consisting of a curved (or sometimes horizontal) stain the bottom of the shield.
- What part of speech is champaine?
- Champaine is an adjective.
Words near champaine in the dictionary
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