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Galley or Lymphad. An old fashioned one-masted ship, propelled by oars. See Plate XIX

Galtrap. A four-pointed iron instrument, laid on the ground to obstruct cavalry. See Plate XIV

Gamb. The fore leg of a beast. When couped or erased at mid joint, is a paw

Garb. A sheaf of wheat, unless otherwise expressed : as, a garb of oats

Gardant. Full face looking forward

Garter. Half the width of a bendlet, fourth of a bend. See Plate VII

Gaze, at. Same as Statant. Applied to a stag or beast ot chase

Gentleman. The title next below an Esquire

Gliding. When serpents are moving fesswise

Glory. Issuing rays. Those that surround the head of a saint

Gobony. Similar to compony, but confined to one row of alternate squares of two colors

Gold. See Or, Plate II

Golpe. A purple roundel. See Plate XIII

Gonfannon. A pointed pendant banner

Gorged. When an animal has a crown or coronet collar-wise about its neck

Gorget. Neck armor

Gosbawk. A kind of hawk

Goutte. A drop

Gradient. Applied to a tortoise walking

Grafted. Inserted, fixed in. Applied to a quartering inserted on a shield

Grice. A young wild boar

Grittie. When a shield is equally composed of metal and color

Guardant. When a beast of prey is looking towards the spectator

Gules. The color. Red. See Plate II

Gurge. A whirlpool

Gutty, or Guttee. When a field is filled with drops. See Plate VI

Guzes. A blood-colored roundel. Not used in English Heraldry

Gyron. A sub-ordinary of triangular form. See Plate X

Gyronny. When a field is divided by straight lines meeting in the centre, to form 6, 8, 10 or 12 triangular parts of two tinctures. See Plate VI