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 SNI Snipe. A bird. P. 34, f. 50. Snippers. See Glaziers'-nippers. SoARANT, or Soaring. Flying alott. Societies, Arms of. See Arms of Community. Sock, or Ploughshare. See Coulter. Sol. The sun, by which or, or gold is expressed in blazoning arms by the Planets. P. i. Soldering-iron. A tool used by plumbers, and borne in the arms of their company. P. 41, f. i. Soldering-iron Triangular. See Plumbers' Knife. Sole. A flat fish. P. 32, f. loa. SoLEiL. A Rose en Soleil is a rose surrounded with rays. SoLoN Goose, or Gannet. P. 34, f. 20. Somerset Herald. See Heralds College. SoMME. Horned, applied to the stag when the branches are not less than thirteen, but if more it is blazoned Somme Sans Nombre. The term Somme, is also used by some in the sense of surmounted. Song Thrush. See Thrush. P. 34, f-45- Sore. A term for the young of the buck in its fourth year. SoREL. A young buck in its third year. Soustenu, Soutennee, or Soutenu. When a chief is represented sup- ported by a small part of the escut- cheon beneath it, of a different colour, or metal from the chief, and reaching as the chief doth, from side to side, being as it were a fillet on the bottom part of the chief, of another colour. P. 12, f. 33. Southernwood, Branch of, borne by the name of Sotheron. P. 45, f. 55. Sovereign's Helmet. P. 24, f. 8. Spade. P. 39, f. iS. A Half-spade, i.d. No. 4. Spade Iron, or the Shoeing of a Spade, i.d. f. 18, No. 2 and 3. Spancelled. See Horse Spancelled. P. 27, f. 31. Spaniel. A dog with long shaggy coat, P. 29, f. 27. Sparling, or Smelt. A small fish. P. 32, f. 34. Sparrow. A bird. P. 33, f. 51. Sparrow-hawk. See Hawk. Spar-shot. P. 37, f. g. Spatula, as borne in the arms of the Barbers' Company. P. 22, f. 19 ; and P. 42, f. 50. 117 SFR Spayade. a young stag, in his third year. Spear. An instrument used in warfare. P. 37, f. 22. Broken Spear, f. 11. Spear-eel. See Eel Spear. Spear-head imbrued. P. 37, f. 11. Spear-rest. See Rest. Spear. See Tilting-spear. Spear-salmon. See Harpoon. Speckled. Spotted with another tinc- ture. Spectant. At gaze, or looking forward, sometimes termed in full aspect. P. 28, f. 44, and P. 26, f. 44. Spellers. The small branches~shoot- ing out from the flat part of the buck's horn, at the top. Sperver, or Spurver. A kind of tent, as borne in the arms of the Upholders' Company. P. 40, f. 28. It is also termed a Pavilion, or Tabernacle. Sphere. Armillary, Celestial, and Terrestrial Sphere. P. 39, f. 4, and f. 5. Spink. A small bird. P. 34, f. 54. Sphinx. A fabulous monster, with the head and breasts of a woman, body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle. P. 30, f. 2. Sphinx couchant, sans wings, i.d. f. 3. Spilted. Covered with. Same as Powdered. Spider and Web. Borne by the name of Chettle. P. 22, f. 5. Spiked. Studded with points, as a club spiked. P. 41, f. 48. Spindle. As borne by Miller. P. 40, f. 2. See also Wharrow-spindle. i.d. f. 3. Borne by Badland, etc. Spire, or Steeple of a Church. P. 23, f. 23. Spires. Blades of grass Spired, having raised points. Splayed. The same as displayed. Splendour, a term for the Sun, when represented with a human face, en- vironed with rays. P. 23, f. 33. Splintered. Broken. Spokeshave. Also termed Grazier. See Grater. Spool. See Spindle. Spotted. The same as speckled. Sprat. A small fish. P. 32, f. 40. Spread Eagle. Same as an Eagle with two heads displayed. P. 33, f. 6. Sprig. A twig, as P. 44, f. 40. Spring-Bok. p. 29, f. 23. Springing. Applicable to beasts of chase, in the position in which wild beasts are called salient. It is also