296:
312:
280:
268:
1722:
1754:
256:
2088:
220:
The different tinctures are sometimes said to be associated with special meanings and virtues, and with certain elements and precious stones, although these associations have been mostly disregarded by serious heraldists. Sources vary, but or is usually said to represent the following:
176:. The use of "gold" for "or" (and "silver" for "argent") was a short-lived fashion amongst certain heraldic writers in the mid-20th century who attempted to "demystify" and popularise the subject of heraldry.
279:
172:, sometimes to prevent repetition of the word "or" in a blazon, or because this substitution was in fashion when the blazon was first written down, or when it is preferred by the
295:
202:
advocated leaving all tinctures uncapitalized. A correctly stated blazon should eliminate any possible confusion between the tincture
311:
778:
206:
and the conjunction "or" (which is rare in blazons in any case), certainly for the reader with a basic competence in heraldry.
1120:
1084:
550:
523:
439:
419:
377:
357:
267:
836:
255:
2097:
150:
1358:
1353:
179:"Or" is sometimes spelled with a capital letter (e.g. "Gules, a fess Or") so as not to confuse it with the
405:
1223:
2130:
2120:
199:
1917:
1413:
940:
393:
2080:
2042:
1434:
1373:
1313:
700:
645:
610:
431:
369:
183:"or". However, this incorrect heraldic usage is not met with in standard reference works such as
1935:
1884:
1745:
1740:
1735:
1730:
302:
816:
793:
749:
688:
543:
498:
162:
1712:
821:
771:
766:
744:
628:
180:
100:
88:
1940:
727:
693:
585:
423:
361:
8:
1798:
1596:
1578:
1368:
951:
903:
878:
580:
134:
59:
1992:
1965:
1293:
1238:
1188:
1099:
1089:
1026:
1001:
936:
911:
883:
783:
570:
1909:
1840:
1831:
1725:
1454:
1059:
931:
870:
848:
826:
710:
662:
536:
519:
435:
373:
286:
1721:
1677:
1665:
1586:
1388:
1193:
1140:
1135:
1069:
1054:
996:
961:
811:
806:
739:
705:
633:
2092:
2004:
1689:
1534:
1519:
1514:
1449:
1130:
1094:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
921:
893:
667:
590:
480:
See the table in
Woodcock & Robinson (1988), p. 54, compiled from G. Leigh's
173:
1753:
1208:
2016:
1982:
1975:
1529:
1494:
1286:
1213:
1198:
1178:
916:
761:
756:
650:
638:
456:
318:
2125:
2114:
2064:
1999:
1970:
1554:
1486:
575:
184:
1439:
2077:
Non-traditional, regional, or rarely used (sometimes considered unheraldic)
2054:
2032:
1987:
1865:
1524:
1429:
1064:
991:
956:
801:
734:
657:
595:
332:
192:
138:
43:
1466:
1183:
1162:
2059:
1901:
1398:
1378:
1246:
1125:
888:
1874:
1471:
946:
153:
using a field of evenly spaced dots. It is very frequently depicted as
1559:
1549:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1444:
1318:
1276:
1256:
1228:
1218:
605:
1893:
145:(silver), belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In
1960:
1564:
1544:
1539:
1348:
1333:
1150:
855:
158:
146:
1203:
1079:
2049:
1591:
1476:
1403:
1383:
1328:
1271:
1266:
1261:
831:
559:
337:
122:
72:
1810:
1762:
1701:
1459:
1393:
1363:
1343:
1338:
1323:
1303:
1157:
1145:
1115:
1074:
1038:
971:
926:
722:
683:
2037:
2011:
1786:
1618:
1408:
1298:
1281:
1251:
1031:
986:
976:
717:
600:
169:
154:
142:
47:
1653:
1308:
981:
860:
843:
226:
105:
1757:
966:
528:
238:
130:
232:
168:
The word "gold" is occasionally used in place of "or" in
93:
406:"Meneses family heraldry genealogy Coat of arms Meneses"
497:
Woodcock & Robinson (1988), p. 54, attributed to
514:Woodcock, Thomas and John Martin Robinson (1988).
289:(kommune), Norway, "Or, a lobster haurient sable"
2112:
418:
356:
544:
243:Of virtues, faith or obedience and gentility
212:are the arms of Spanish family de Menezes.
551:
537:
2113:
532:
454:
285:Coat of arms for the municipality of
165:and more extravagant rolls of arms.
16:Metal (tincture of gold) in heraldry
13:
508:
215:
14:
2142:
2086:
1752:
1720:
310:
294:
278:
266:
254:
115:Faith; obedience, and gentility
491:
474:
465:
455:Elvin, Charles Norton (1889).
448:
412:
398:
386:
350:
261:Arms of Gervais family, France
1:
343:
1843:(metal in the United States)
558:
518:. Oxford: University Press.
516:The Oxford Guide to Heraldry
484:(1562) and Sir John Ferne's
461:. London: Kent. p. 124.
428:The Oxford Guide to Heraldry
366:The Oxford Guide to Heraldry
7:
326:
10:
2147:
247:
54:Monochromatic designations
2073:
2025:
1953:
1926:
1850:
1819:
1773:
1711:
1640:
1605:
1577:
1485:
1422:
1237:
1171:
1108:
1047:
902:
869:
792:
676:
621:
566:
149:and line drawings, it is
111:
99:
87:
82:
71:
58:
53:
39:
31:
26:
21:
486:The Glory of Generositie
458:A Dictionary of Heraldry
273:Arms of Chemillé, France
231:Of heavenly bodies, the
2081:List of oldest heraldry
432:Oxford University Press
370:Oxford University Press
163:illuminated manuscripts
40:Non-heraldic equivalent
499:Johannes de Bado Aureo
394:Blazon: Capitalization
471:Elvin (1889), p. 117.
424:Robinson, John Martin
362:Robinson, John Martin
303:Chantemerle-les-Blés
129:(/ɔːʁ/; French for "
2093:Heraldry portal
1520:Hastings/Hungerford
807:Crowns and coronets
779:National traditions
482:Accedence of Armory
141:and, together with
83:Poetic designations
1477:Waterlily/Seeblatt
701:Ancient and modern
2131:Metals (heraldry)
2108:
2107:
1949:
1948:
1887:(color in Canada)
1573:
1572:
161:was used in many
119:
118:
2138:
2121:Shades of yellow
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2090:
2089:
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1916:
1908:
1900:
1892:
1882:
1872:
1864:
1861:
1853:
1838:
1830:
1822:
1809:
1806:
1797:
1794:
1785:
1782:
1756:
1724:
1700:
1697:
1688:
1685:
1676:
1673:
1664:
1661:
1652:
1649:
1629:
1626:
1617:
1614:
1603:
1602:
1587:Rule of tincture
1304:Griffin/Keythong
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899:
591:Officers of arms
553:
546:
539:
530:
529:
502:
495:
489:
478:
472:
469:
463:
462:
452:
446:
445:
420:Woodcock, Thomas
416:
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409:
402:
396:
390:
384:
383:
358:Woodcock, Thomas
354:
314:
298:
282:
270:
258:
67:
19:
18:
2146:
2145:
2141:
2140:
2139:
2137:
2136:
2135:
2111:
2110:
2109:
2104:
2087:
2085:
2069:
2021:
1945:
1927:
1922:
1914:
1906:
1898:
1890:
1880:
1870:
1862:
1859:
1851:
1846:
1836:
1828:
1820:
1815:
1807:
1804:
1795:
1792:
1783:
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1769:
1707:
1698:
1695:
1686:
1683:
1674:
1671:
1662:
1659:
1650:
1647:
1636:
1627:
1624:
1615:
1612:
1601:
1569:
1535:Hungerford knot
1505:Cavendish/Savoy
1481:
1418:
1233:
1167:
1104:
1043:
898:
865:
788:
672:
617:
562:
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262:
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250:
225:Of jewels, the
218:
216:Poetic meanings
174:officer of arms
65:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2144:
2134:
2133:
2128:
2123:
2106:
2105:
2103:
2102:
2101:
2100:
2083:
2078:
2074:
2071:
2070:
2068:
2067:
2062:
2057:
2052:
2047:
2046:
2045:
2035:
2029:
2027:
2023:
2022:
2020:
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2008:
2007:
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1996:
1995:
1985:
1980:
1979:
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1924:
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1912:
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1896:
1888:
1878:
1868:
1856:
1854:
1848:
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1790:
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1733:
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1693:
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1669:
1657:
1644:
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1635:
1634:
1622:
1609:
1607:
1600:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1583:
1581:
1575:
1574:
1571:
1570:
1568:
1567:
1562:
1560:Tristram/Bowen
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1491:
1489:
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1479:
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1469:
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1290:
1289:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1243:
1241:
1235:
1234:
1232:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1175:
1173:
1169:
1168:
1166:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1154:
1153:
1148:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
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1049:
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434:. p. 53.
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372:. p. 54.
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1430:Fleur-de-lis
992:Inescutcheon
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1801:(blood red)
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1379:Sea-griffin
1314:Hippocampus
1247:Allocamelus
889:Fimbriation
817:Compartment
794:Achievement
762:Marshalling
728:distinction
586:Law of arms
571:Authorities
319:Puy-de-Dôme
237:Of metals,
191:, 1884 and
181:conjunction
2115:Categories
2005:equestrian
1789:(mulberry)
1515:Harrington
1445:Quatrefoil
1374:Salamander
1319:Hippogriff
1277:Cockatrice
1257:Amphiptere
1229:Wolfsangel
1209:Portcullis
1121:Black swan
1075:Camelopard
904:Ordinaries
822:Escutcheon
772:impalement
767:quartering
750:variations
668:Attributed
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344:References
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147:engravings
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2043:socialist
1966:Hatchment
1961:Bookplate
1941:Carnation
1928:Realistic
1741:Erminites
1579:Tinctures
1530:Hinckaert
1495:Bourchier
1349:Ouroboros
1334:Manticore
1239:Legendary
1214:Reremouse
1151:Przepaska
1080:Hind/stag
1070:Dog/hound
879:Attitudes
856:Supporter
784:Societies
745:divisions
694:abatement
193:Debrett's
159:gold leaf
157:, though
2050:Logotype
1993:Illyrian
1875:Brunâtre
1799:Sanguine
1736:Erminois
1704:(purple)
1597:Hatching
1592:Tricking
1555:Stafford
1455:Shamrock
1404:Woodwose
1384:Sea-lion
1354:Pantheon
1329:Lindworm
1272:Chollima
1267:Biscione
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1085:Kangaroo
947:Componée
941:Łękawica
837:pavilion
832:Mantling
711:courtesy
706:Alliance
634:dominion
629:National
560:Heraldry
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327:See also
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317:Arms of
305:, France
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73:Tricking
60:Hatching
2026:Related
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1877:(brown)
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1702:Purpure
1692:(green)
1668:(black)
1641:Colours
1621:(white)
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1394:Unicorn
1369:Phoenix
1364:Pegasus
1359:Panther
1344:Musimon
1339:Mermaid
1324:Lampago
1294:Enfield
1287:Chinese
1224:Serpent
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1163:Pelican
1158:Martlet
1146:Szaszor
1116:Alerion
1090:Leopard
1065:Bull/ox
1039:Saltire
1027:Roundel
1002:Lozenge
972:Flaunch
937:Chevron
927:Bordure
912:Annulet
884:Erasure
871:Charges
735:Canting
723:Cadency
684:Armiger
658:Burgher
611:private
581:History
488:(1586).
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196:Peerage
151:hatched
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2012:Tabard
1936:Proper
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1423:Plants
1409:Wyvern
1299:Garuda
1282:Dragon
1252:Alphyn
1048:Beasts
1032:Bezant
987:Hamade
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1811:Tenné
1678:Azure
1666:Sable
1656:(red)
1654:Gules
1550:Savoy
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1487:Knots
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1309:Harpy
1194:Emmet
1172:Other
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1109:Birds
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982:Gyron
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952:Cross
894:Lines
861:Torse
844:Motto
812:Crest
757:Fraud
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663:Women
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622:Types
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106:Topaz
101:Jewel
75:abbr.
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32:Class
2126:Gold
2000:Seal
1971:Flag
1918:Rose
1885:Buff
1841:Buff
1758:Vair
1746:Pean
1713:Furs
1690:Vert
1565:Wake
1540:Lacy
1450:Rose
1414:Yale
1204:Lucy
1136:Dove
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1126:Cock
1100:Wolf
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