- caboshed
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caboshed
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caboshed — Caboched Ca*boched , a. [F. caboche head. Cf. 1st {Cabbage}.] (Her.) Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck; said of the head of a beast in armorial bearing. [Written also {caboshed}.] [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caboshed — /keuh bosht /, adj. Heraldry. (of an animal, as a deer) shown facing forward without a neck: a stag s head caboshed. Also, cabossed /keuh bost /, caboched, caboché. [1565 75; var. of caboched, ptp. of ME caboche to behead (a deer) < AF cabocher,… … Universalium
Caboshed — Her. Describes the head of an animal sans neck; in a *blazon the description would read, e.g. a bull s head caboshed. The word has a curious etymology, being derived from the OldFr. verb cabocher = to cabbage, meaning to cut off an animal s head… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
caboshed — adjective /kəˈbɒtʃ/ of an animal, shown face on and cut off immediately behind the ears … Wiktionary
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Ordinary (heraldry) — Shield Field Supporter Supporter Motto (Scotland) Cres … Wikipedia
heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of … Universalium
ca|boched — «kuh BOSHT», adjective. = caboshed. (Cf. ↑caboshed) … Useful english dictionary
Caboched — Ca*boched , a. [F. caboche head. Cf. 1st {Cabbage}.] (Her.) Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck; said of the head of a beast in armorial bearing. [Written also {caboshed}.] [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Duke of Devonshire — Dukedom of Devonshire Creation date 12 May 1694 (1694 05 12) (age 317)) Created by William and Mary … Wikipedia
