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Femme. The wife, as distinguished from baron, her husband. See Baron

Fess or Face. One of the ordinaries, occupying a horizontal space, one-third of the shield in width, between the chief and base. See Plate VIII

Fess, per. When the field is equally divided by a horizontal line. See Plate IV

Fessy per, and pale. When the field is equally divided in three by fess and pale line. See Plate XIX

Fess point. The centre of escutcheon. See Plate I (E)

Fessways. When charges are placed in a horizontal line across the shield

Field. The surface of the shield ; in blazonry, the first mentioned

Fillet. Diminutive of the chief

Fimbriated. Edged of a metal or color, to prevent two metals or colors coming together, as in the Union Jack of Great Britain, where the cross of St. George appears with a narrow white border

Finned. When repiesented with fins

Fitchy, Fitche or Fitched. When the lower part of a cross is pointed.

Flanches. A sub-ordinary consisting of two arched lines, drawn from upper angles of shield to the base points. See Plate X

Flasques. Similar to Flanches, but not so curved

Fleeted. See Embowed

Fleur-de-lis. The flower of the iris. The royal emblem of France. Mark of cadency, denoting the sixth son. See Plate XXI

Flexed. Bent

Flighted. When an arrow is feathered, ready for flight

Flory. When flowered with lilies

Flotant. Flying in the air, as a banner flotant

Foliated. Leaved

Forcene. A horse in the act ot rearing

Fracted. Broken, as a spear fracted

Fret. Two bendlets in saltire, interlaced with a mascle

Fretty. Interlaced dexter and sinister bendlets. See Plate VI

Fructed. Trees when bearing fruit

Fumant. Emitting smoke

Furnished. See Caparisoned

Furs. See Plate III

Fusil. A spindle, longer and more acute than the lozenge. See Plate X

Fusilly. When the field, or charge, is covered with spindles

Fylfot. A cross having the ends bent at right angles. Known also as Thor's hammer. See Plate XX