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HERALDRY GLOSSARY
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Habergeon. A sleeveless jacket of chain mail.
Habited. Vested, or clothed
Hart. A stag in its sixth year
Hatchment. An achievement of arms, placed in front of the house of a deceased person.
Haurient. A fish palewise, or upright position. See Plate XXI
Hause, or Hausse. When placed higher than its customary position
Hawk's bells. Bells attached to hawk's legs
Hawk's lure. A decoy used by falconers
Helme, Helmet, Casque. See Plate I (O.P.)
Hilted. Having a handle as a sword
Hind. The female stag, without horns
Hirondelle. A swallow
Hooded. When the head is covered with a coif, or hood. Applied to hawks also
Hoofed. When hoofs differ in tincture from the body
Horned. When the horns are ot anv special tincture
Humetty, or Humettee. When an ordinary is cut off so that it does not reach edges ot shield.
Hurts. An azure, or blue roundel. See Plate XIII