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 HOU 74 IN Hound. See Dog. P. 29, f. 12. Hourglass, or Sandglass. P. 39, f. 44, No. 2. Hourglass, winged, i.d. f. 45. HousELERK. See Sengrcen. P. 22, f. 17. HOUSE-SNAIL. P. 30, f. 6. Housing. The embroidered caparison of a horse. Hovering. As an eagle with wings displayed. See also Disclosed, and Flotant. HuERT. See Hurt. HuiT-FOiL. Eight-foil, or double qua- terfoil. P. 44, f. 18. The mark of cadenc}' for the ninth son. Hulk. The body of a ship. 5tv Hull. P. 38, f. 36. Hull. As in the arms of Masters and Mariners, i.d. Human figure. See JIan. Human skull. See Death's-head. HuMET. A fesse couped is so termed. P. 4, f. I. See Humettee. HuMETTEE, Humetty, couped, or coppee. An ordinary which is cut off so that the extremities do not touch the sides of the shield. P. 8, f. 28; P. 15, f. 12. HuNGERFORD Knot. p. 43, f. 12. Hunter's, or Hunting-horn, or Cornet. See Bugle Horn and Cornet. Hurchin. a hedgehog. P. 30, f. 11. HuRE. A term for the head of a wild boar, bear, wolf, and other such like animals, but not for those of lions. Hurst. A wood, or thicket of trees. P. 45, f. 60. HuRT,Heurts,orHuerts. Blueroundles. P. I. HuRTEE. Semee of Hurts. HuRTY, or Semee of Hurts, Anything is so termed when powdered, or strewed over promiscuously with Hurts. Husband and Wife, arms of. See Arms Impaled. Husband with two or more wives. See P. 46. Husk. The term Husk in heraldry is applied to the cup of the acorn. When the acorn and cup are of different tinctures, the former is said to be husked. See Acorn. Hyacinth. A precious stone, used in blazon to express the colour tenne. Hydra. A fabulous monster with seven heads. P. 28, f. 16. Hymeneal-torch. a torch bound with ribbons, f^ctmcs issuant. P. 41, f. 47. Hyrst. See Hurst. Ibex. In armory, an imaginary animal, it has two straight horns projecting from tlie forehead, serrated. P. 28, f. 21. Ibis. An Egj^ptian-bird. P. 34, f. 10. Icicle. A pendent conical mass of ice. P. 41, f. 48. I.H.S. Iota, Eta, and Sigma of Jesus, also abbreviation for Jesus, or Jesus Hominum Salvator. Ilex. See Holly. Imbattled, or Embattled. Same as Crenellee. P. 3, f. 8. Imbattled Christed. A chief imbattled christed. Same as a Cliief Urdee, or Champagne. P. 12, f. 8. Imbordured. See Bordered. Imborderixg. a term to express a held bordered with the same tincture as the field. Imbowed, or Embowed. Bent. P. 36, f. II. Imbrued, Imbued, or Embrued. Stained with blood. P. 37, f. II, and P. 36, Impale-to. Is to join two coats of arms palewise. See Arms Impaled. Impaled. United by impalement. P. 46, f. I. Impaling. Dividing the shield per- pale. P. I. In impalinw a coat with a border, the border is not continued down the centre line. Hee P. 13, f. 43. Imperial Crown. Properly that which is worn by an Emperor ; the Crowns of Kings are, however, often termed imperial, and any bearing that is crowned with a regal crown is said to be Impeiially Crowned. P. 26, f. 27. Imperial Eagle. An eagle with two heads. P. 33, f. 6. Imprese, or Impress. A device on a shield. A painted metaphor. In. Added to the Ordinary, is used to express the position of charges when they occupy that position of the shield assigned to the ordinary ; e.g. Five Roses in SaWvc; P. 20, f. 39. In Pale; P. 14, f. ?.6. In Bend; P. 17, f. 45. Three lozenjres in Pesee ; P. 3, f. 40. Two coRibs in Fesse; P. 4, f. 31. In Orle eight estciles; P. 5, f. 30. Five lozenges in Cross ; P. 8, f. 4. In Chief three estoiles ; P. 12. f. 3. etc, Observe it is correct to use the follow- ing terms instead of " In," viz : Bendways, Palcways, Fesse, or Barways, Chevcronways, Saltirewayij.