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 REC 1 08 RER Recercellee, Recercelled, and Recer- sile. A cross Cercelee. P. 11, f. 32. Reclinant. The tail of a serpent when upright, without any waving, is said to be recHnant. Recopyd, or Recouped. Same as Couped. Recoupee. Reparted per-fesse. Recourcie, Clechee, or Percee. Same as a chev. recoursie. P. 15, f. 7. A Cross-recourcie. P. 7, f. ig. Recourse. Same as Clechee. Recroise. Crossed, as a crosslet crossed; i.e. a cross-crosslet. P. 8, f. 18. Recrossed. See Cross double crossed. P. 8, f. 22. Recrcssettee, or Recrossie. A cross- crosslet. P. 8, f, 18. Rect, or Right-Angle. Is the angle which one straight line makes with another straight lire, upon which it falls perpendicularly. P. 12, f. 20. Recumbent. Same as lodged. Recursant. Applied to the eagle, shewing the back part. P. 33, f. 16 and 17. Recursant Overture, or Inverted dis- played. As an eagle displayed, with the back turned towards the beholder. P. 33, f. 18. Recursant Volant, in pale. As an eagle flying upwards, showing the back the reverse of f. 17. P. 33. Recursant Volant, in fesse, wings overture, i.e. flying across the field fesseways, showing its back. Recursant Volant, in bend, wings overture, i.d. f. 16. Recursant displayed, wings crossed, i.d. f. 18. Recurvant. Bowed embowed, or curved and recurved. P. 30, f. 34. Red Cross. See Royal Red Cross. Red, gules. Redout. The cross potent rebated. P. II, f. 39. Reed, Slay, or Slea. An instrument used by weavers. P. 42, f. 32. Reeds. Long hollow knotted grass. P. 4f, f. 48. Reel. See Spindle. P. 40, f. 2. Reflected, or Reflexed. Curved, or turned round, as the chain or line from tie collar of a beast, thrown over the back. P. 29, f. 15 ; P. 18, f. 21. Regalla. Ensigns of Royal dignity, as Crowns, Sceptres, Mounds, etc. Regardande. Same as reguardaut. Regardant. Looking back. See Re- guardaut. Reguardant. Looking behind. A Lion reguardant. P. 26, f. 10 and 4. An Eagle reguardant. P. 33, f. 4. A Dove reguardant. P. 31, f. 25. Reguardant reversed. Applied to serpents when nowed in the form of a figure of 8 laid fesseways, the head turned under from the sinister, and the tail bending upwards. P. 30, f. 25. Regule. See Raguly. Rein-deer. A stag v/ith double attires. P. 28, f. 37. Rein-deer's head cabosscid. i.d. f. 58. Rein-guard. That part of armoiu" which guards the lower part of the back. Relief. See Adumbrated. Remora, or Fish Odimoliont. The Sucker-Fish. In Fo. 103 Bossewell gives the Coat of Roscarroche. Vert three scythes artrent. For Crest, " the fishe odimoliont haryaut (haurient J sable.' The dexter supporter to the arms of Baron Scarsdale is a female figure, holding in the sinister hand a javelin, entwined with a Remora, which Burke and Foster in their Peerage's describe as a serpent. Removed. Shifted from its place as a chief removed, or lowered. P. 12, f. 31. A chev. removed. P. 15, f. 37. If a Fesse, Chevron, Bend, etc, is placed higher in the shield than its jiroper place it is termed Enhanced. P. 3, f. 6. Rempli. When a chief is filled with any other tincture, leaving only a border round it. P. 12, f. 24. Rencontre, or Au-Rencontre. The same as Cabossed. See P. 28, f. ^2 and 58. Rending. As two hands rending a horse shoe. P. ig, f. 29. Renverse, Reversed, or Reverse. Turned contrary to its natural po- sition. P. 15, f. 43. Repassant. The same as Counter- passant. P. 26, f. 36. Replenished. Stocked with. As a quiver filled, or replenished with arrows. P. 37, f. 13. This term is also used for Semce, or Pow- dered. P. 2, f. 38. Reposing. See Resting. Reptiles. The most common in Coat Armour is the snake. The follovving are also found : The Asp, Lizard, Adder, 'iper. Crocodile, etc. P. 30. Rere-mousk. a bat. P. 30, f. 4. I