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 coc 32 COL Cock. The emblem of vigilance, virility, and bravery. Is always depicted as a Dunghill Cock, if not expressed to the contrary. When the legs, spars, comb and wattles are of a different tincture from the Cock, or from each other, they must each be ex- pressed. And the Cock is said to be armed, spurred, crested or combed, jelloped, or wattled of such a colour. P. 31-, f. 1. A Game Cock. f. 2. Cockatrice, or Cockatryce. An im- aginary monster, which is depicted with the head, comb, wattles, and legs of the Cock, and the body, wings, and tail of a Dragon. P. 27, f. 15. A Cockatrice displayed, f. 16. Cock- atrice's head wings endorsed couped. f. 17. A Cockatrice's head couped betw. two wings, f, 18. A Cockatrice in Christian art is the emblem of sin. CocKE. A Chess-rook. Cockers. High shoes. See Brogue. CocKLE-SHELL. See Escallop. CocQUEL. An Escallop. Cocoa Tree. P. 45, f. 53. Co-Erected. Set up together, or erected side by side. Cod. a Fish. P. 32, f. 22. Codded. Beans, Pease, etc. borne in the Cod, or Pod. P. 44, f. 59. CcEUR. The heart. For Semee of hearts the term Semee de Cceur is sometimes used. CcEUR-PoiNT. The Fesse-point. CoEUR, Party in Cceur. An irregular partition, formed by a short line of partition in pale in the centre of the escutcheon, which extends but a little wa}', much short of the top and bottom, and is there met by other lines. Cognisance, Cognizance, or Cogni- CANZE. See Badge. Coif de mailles. A hood which wraps round the neck and head. P. 39, f. 20, No. 2. Coil. A Coil of Flax, P. 43, f. 13. as borne in the Crest of Washbourne. Coins. The Heraldry that may be learned from British and Foreign Coins is of the utmost value, since it is always historically correct. Coiled. Turned round, or twisted ; as an Adder coiled. P. 30, f. 42. Cointise. a covering for the helmet. P. 25a, f. 9. See Contoise. CoKKE. Ancient orthography for Cock. Collar. An ornament for the neck, worn by Knights, such as the Collar of the Garter etc. P. 24, f. 7. Collar of, S.S. P. 24, f. 29. The collar of S, or " of Esses," as it is written in many records, v.-as a Lancastrian livery, and of the institution of Henry of Boling- broke. This Collar is still worn by the Heralds, by the Lord Mayor of London, and by the Lord Chief Justices, and some others of the Judges, f. 29. Collared. A term applied to animals, wmen they have a plain collar round the neck ; if a line or chain is at- tached to the collar, it is termed collared and lined, or chained. P. 18, f. 21. If any animal has any kind of Coronet round its neck, it is tei-med ' Gorged," as a Demi lion ramp, gorged with a ducal coronet. r. 26, f. 31 ; P. 19, f. 21. Collar-point. The position of a charge when placed betw the upper portions of a saltire. P. 20, f. 38. Collateral-position, or side by side. The earliest way of placing the arms of a husband and wife was in twoseparate shields placed by the side of each other. Collaterally disposed. Things set side by side ; and if erect are termed Co-erectant, or Co-erected. College. P. 23, f. 22. As borne in the arms of the College of Williams- burg. College of Arms, or Herald's Col- lege. An ancient Royal Corpora- tion, endowed with certain priviliges by the Kings of this Realm. The Corporation consists of Three Kings of Arms, Sis Heralds, and Four Pursuivants. See Herald's College. Arms of the College ar. a cross gu. betw. four doves, the dexter wings expanded and inverted az. See Title Page. CoLLYiNG. A term used by Falconers to denote the motion of the head made by an eagle or hawk when about to take flight. CoLOMBs. Doves. CoLORYS. See Colours. Colours. Naval and Military Flags. The colours of the Cavalry are st3ded " Standards." Colours. There are seven used in Coat Armour, viz. Gules, Azure, Vert, Sable, Purpure, Sanguine, and Tenne. See Tinctures, and P. i. Colt. A young horse. See Horse. P. 27, f. 30. Columbine. A flower, depicted in Heraldry as P. 44, f. 23. (P. 31, f. 19 Branches of Columbine.)