List Words
Motto
A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.
Menhir
A large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and throughout Northern Europe.
Purpure
Purple, -- represented in engraving by diagonal lines declining from the right top to the left base of the escutcheon (or from sinister chief to dexter base).
Scutcheon
An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.
Intersected
of Intersect
Impaling
of Impale
Difficulties
of Difficulty
Waspish
Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a wasp.
Fusil
Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible.
Mongrelize
To cause to be mongrel; to cross breeds, so as to produce mongrels.
Sambo
A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo.
Disavow
To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the..
Interbreed
To breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants.
Disaffirm
To assert the contrary of; to contradict; to deny; -- said of that which has been asserted.
Gravestone
A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.
Disallow
To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity of; to disown and reject; as, the judge disallowed the executor's charge.
Cruciferous
Bearing a cross.
Falcon
One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight.
Gyron
A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at the fess point and the opposite aide at the edge of the escutcheon. When there is only one gyron on the shield it is bounded by two l..
Hybridize
To render hybrid; to produce by mixture of stocks.
Testy
Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.
Escutcheon
The surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon is called the field, the upper part is called the chief, and the lower part the base..
Snappish
Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a snapping cur.
Inescutcheon
A small escutcheon borne within a shield.
Castalian
Of or pertaining to Castalia, a mythical fountain of inspiration on Mt. Parnassus sacred to the Muses.
Sapphic
Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.
Sanitary
Of or pertaining to health; designed to secure or preserve health; relating to the preservation or restoration of health; hygienic; as, sanitary regulations. See the Note under Sanatory.
Reputable
Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.
Law-abiding
Abiding the law; waiting for the operation of law for the enforcement of rights; also, abiding by the law; obedient to the law; as, law-abiding people.
Indefective
Not defective; perfect; complete.
Hygienic
Of or pertaining to health or hygiene; sanitary.
Creditable
Worthy of belief.
Irreproachable
Not reproachable; above reproach; not deserving reproach; blameless.
High-principled
Possessed of noble or honorable principles.
Cleanly
Habitually clean; pure; innocent.
Salutary
Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary exercise.
Ornamental
Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.
Disinfected
of Disinfect
Cultivated
of Cultivate
Sterilized
of Sterilize
Prophylactic
A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
Scaffolding
A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body.
Staging
A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building.
Antiseptic
Alt. of Antiseptical
Bracing
of Brace
Hest
Command; precept; injunction.
Testament
A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his death.
Yearning
of Yearn
Determinateness
State of being determinate.
Resoluteness
The quality of being resolute.
