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 COL Column, or Pillar. See P. 43, f. 50. A Column dncally crowned and a Column enrelloped with a snake. A broken Column and a Winged Column, f. 51. This last is sometimes, though not correctly, called a flying column. Comb. An instrument with teeth. See P. 4, f. 31, and P. 40, f. 48. Comb in a head of hair. P. 40, f. 48- A Comb in the hand of a INIermaid- P. 35, f. 12. Comb. S^^ Jersey-comb. P. 40, f. 12. Comb. A Curry-comb. P. 37, f. ^y. Comb and Wattles of a Cock. See Cock. Combatant. Fighting, or Ramp, face to face. P. 26, f. 16. Combel. See Fillet. Comet, or Blazing-star. P. 23, f. 45. CoMMissE Cross. A Cross Tan. P. g, f. 30. CoMMiXT. Placed indiscriminately, same as Semee. Commonwealth. Banner of. P. 31, f. 2g. Communion Cup, or Chalice. P. 42, f. 26. Community Arms of. See Arms of Community. Compartment. A kind of carved orna- ment, upon which the supporters stand. It is known to Herald-Painters by the term "Pedestal." The Label with motto is generally suspended from it. P. 21, f. 21. Compasses. As in the joiners Arms. P. 41, f. 31. Compassed, or Encompassed. Sur- rounded. Complement. A term used to signify the full moon as P. 23, f. 37. The moon in her complement. Complexed. The serpents in the Ca- duceus. P. 30, f. 56. are sometimes so termed. Compon. See Camp. CoMPONED. Same as Gobony. COMPONEE, COMPONY, GoBONY, Or Go- BONE. Said of an Ordinary com- posed of squares in one row of two tinctures alternately placed. P. 4, f. 42 ; P. 20, f. g. If there be two rows it is called Counter-Compony, or Compony counter-company, P. 4, f. 43. If there are more than two rows it is termed Cheeky, f. 44. Compounded Arms. Arms formed by the Combination of two or more dis- tinct coats, in such a manner as to produce a single composition. 33 CON Concaved. Same as Arched. P. 12, f. 37- Concession Arms of. 5^^ Arms of Concession. Cone. A sohd body tapering to a point from a circular base. P. 41, f. 42. See also Fir-Cone. P. 44, f- 54- Coney. See Rabbit. CoNFRONTE. Facing each other, Com- batant, or Respecting each other. P. 26, f. 16, and P. 31, f. 27. Conger-Eel. See P. 32, f. 5, and f. 41. Conjoined. Linked together. P. 37, f. 35 and 36 ; P. 26, f. 12. Conjoined in Lure. A term applied to wings, joined together, with the tips downwards. P. 33, f. 28. Conjunct. Same as Conjoined, or Connected. Conspicuous, or Conspictiant. Terms anciently used to express any bear- ing or charge conspicuously placed over another. Contoise. a scarf, worn loose and flowing, attached to the helm with the crest, but discontinued after the middle of the fourteenth century. P. 25a, f. g. CoNTouKNE. A term applied to animals turned towards the sinister. P. 22, f. 12; P. 26, f. 18. Contra, Contrary. See Contre. Contra-Nuage. Same as Counter- Scallopee, or Papellonnee. P. 18, f. 7. Contrary coonyed. An ancient term for Gyronny. Contrary bowed. Bending in a con- trary direction. P. 30, f. 26. Contrary composed. Contrary placed, or opposite each other. Contrary debruised. Is the bowing and embowing of serpents, when the head or tail turns under in a con- trary direction one to the other. P- 30, f- 35- Contrary flexed. Bent in opposite directions. Contrary Imbowed, or Embowed. See Counter Embowed. P. 11, f. 22. Contrary Invecked. When the upper and under parts are both invecked. P. 3, f. 3. Contrary posed. Placed opposite, or opposed to each other. P. 26, f. 16. Contrary reflexed. Turning in a contrary direction.