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tortelly

tortelly adjective: semé (strewn) with torteaus (red roundels).

tortelly: semé (strewn) with torteaus (red roundels)
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Adjective

tortelly (not comparable)

  1. Semé (strewn) with torteaus (red roundels).
    • Crest[:] On a grassy mount a lion rampant Or tortelly supporting by the forepaws a torch Gules banded and chained Or enflamed proper.1972, arms awarded by the College of Arms to Iain Ball (quoted e.g. by The Heraldry Society, "Members' Roll of Arms" / archived)
    • Argent, tortelly gules. […]2020 November 13, arsaraldica (Instagram account), "Variations of the field (semy)

Origin of tortelly

From Old French tortel + -y.

Questions about tortelly

What does tortelly mean?
Tortelly means semé (strewn) with torteaus (red roundels).
What part of speech is tortelly?
Tortelly is an adjective.

Words near tortelly in the dictionary

  1. torteaux
  2. tortelli
  3. tortellini
  4. tortellino
  5. tortelloni
  6. tortelly
  7. torten
  8. tortes
  9. tortest
  10. tortfeasance
  11. tortfeasor

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