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 WHE Wheel, or Cart Wheel. P. 41, f. 53. Demi, or lialf Avheels, are wheels divided pale-waj's ; three such are borne by the name of Wheeler. Wh eel-Catherine, or Katherine-wheel. See Catherine- Wheel and P. 41, f. 54. Wheel, or Fish- Wheel. See Fish- Weel. Wheel of a Mill. See Mill-Wheel. Wheel Shuttle. See Shuttle. Whet-herys. An old term for Wheat ears. Whintain. See Quintain. Whips stringed and knotted. As in the Arms of Crowland Abbey. Also termed a Scourge. P. 42, f. 41. Whirlpool, or Gurges. Represents water, argent and azure, and invari- ably covers the whole field as P. 22, f. 6, borne by the name of Gorges. The family of Chellery bear ar, a whirlpool gu. The Whirlpool is sometimes represented by a number of rings one within another. Whistle. See Boatswain's-Whistle. P. 38, f. 43. White. A word used instead of Argent, for the lining of Mantles, which is of a pure white fur, which some call the livits skin. White is used in painting for argent, or silver. White Ensign, or St. George's Ensign. See Ensign. Whiting. A fish. P. 32, f. 23- Whittal's, or Wittal's head. A man's head with short horns. P. 36, f. 46. Wild-Boar. See Boar. Wild-Cat. See Cat a Mountain. Wild-Man. See Savage. Willow, or Salix. P. 45, f. 35. A Pollard Willow, f. 36. Wimble, or Wine-piercer. P. 41, f. 32. Windmill. P. 38, f. 49, and f. 50. Windmill Sails, i.d. f. 50. Window Grating. P. 40, f. 22. Windsor Herald. See Heralds College Wine-Piercer, or Wine-broach. An instrument to tap wine casks. P. 41, f- 32. Wing. A single wing is termed in Armory a Demi vol ; and two wings when endorsed are termed a Vol. P. 33, f. 26. Wings are always undertoocl to be tho.^e of the eagle unless named otherwise. Wing-Sinister. The same as demi vol. P. 33, f. 26. Wings conjoined in base, or Wings erect conjoined. P. 33, f. 27. 133 WOM Wings conjoined in lure, or Wings inverted. P. 33, f. 28. Wings endorsed. The Dragons wings. P. 5, f. 21, are endorsed. Winged. Having wings, or adorned with wings as a winged heart. P. 42, f. 5- Winged Column. P. 43, f. 51. Winnowing Basket, or Shruttle. P. 39, f. 16. _ WisALLS, or Wisomes. The leaves or tops of carrots, parsnips, or other edible roots ; are so blazoned by Randle Holme Withered Branch. Also termed a Starved branch. P. 45, f. 58. Withered Tree. Bligiited or starved, i.d. f. 58. ^^ Within. When an ordinary, or charge is entirely surrounded by anything, it is said to be within, e.g. A Saltire within a bordure. P. 20, f. 42. A Manche within an orle of fleur-de-lis. P. 5, f- 37- Wittal's head. A man's head with short horns, couped below the shoulders. P. 36, f. 46. WiURE, W3-er, Viure, and Viurie. A narrow fillet, generally net u'y, it may be placed in bend, in fesse, or other- wise. P. 4, f. 17. P. 22, f. 35. WiVRE, or Vivre. A Diminutive of the dancette. See Vivre, Wivern, Wiveron, or Wyvern. An imaginary animal, the upper part resembling what is called a Dragon ; wit'n two legs ; and the lower, a ser-' pent. P. 27, f. II. Wivern, tail nowed. i.d. f. 12. Wivern, sans wings, i.d. f. 13. Wivern, sans legs. i.d. f. 14. Wivern's Head Couped. P. 27, f. 25. Wolf-Heraldic. P. 28, f. 8. Wolf. i.d. f. 9. Wolf-sejant, i.d. f. 10. 'o'-.f's Head Erased, i.d. f. 11. Wolf, Marine. The seal. P. 29, f. 51. Wolf-trap. P. 41, f. 4. Wolf-were, or Wolf-man. See War- wolf. Woman. Woman's head, and demi- woman ; also blazoned by the term Lady. A woman's head and neck when couped below the breast, the head wreathed with a g-arland of roses, and crowned with lui antique crown is always blazoned a maiden's heal. P. 2i, f. 21. Waaa thj hiir is d.-- picted as loosely flowing, it is termed dis-