Coupled
Coupled is a technical term in heraldry and describes a special situation of the same heraldic images .
Two or more of the same Herold's pictures border close together or on top of each other (one shape in different color) and differ only in their tinging . Application makes sense for rafters , spikes , beams or stakes . Today the term is rarely used.
The description of the coat of arms would read as follows: Two coupled tips in red and silver ...
literature
- Curt O. von Querfurth: Critical Dictionary of Heraldic Terminology. Verlag der CH Beck'schen Buchhandlung, Nördlingen 1872, p. 44 .
Web links
- Linked to the Heraldry Wiki