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enté en pointe

enté en pointe is the alternative form of enté en point.

Meaning of enté en point

Adjective

enté en point (not comparable)

  1. Impaled by (something in) a pointed 'pile' at the bottom of a shield, especially as a means of marshalling.
    • Brunswick and Lunenburgh impaled with Saxony, ente-en-point, that is, grafted in point.1788, Hugh Clark, A Short and Easy Introduction to Heraldry, etc. (The fifth edition, with considerable improvements.), page 133

Questions about enté en pointe

What is enté en pointe the alternative form of?
Enté en pointe is the alternative form of enté en point.

Words near enté en pointe in the dictionary

  1. entz
  2. Entzes
  3. Entzminger
  4. Entzmingers
  5. enté en point
  6. enté en pointe
  7. enubilate
  8. enubilated
  9. enubilates
  10. enubilating
  11. enubilous

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