Term |
Description |
Habited |
Used to describe a man when borne clothed |
Harbored |
Applied to the hart, stag, etc., when lying down. The same as couchant in beasts of prey |
Harpy |
The heraldic Harpy is a vulture with the head and breast of a woman |
Haurient |
Applied to a fish when borne palewise, or upright, as if putting its head out of the water to draw or suck in air. |
Hedgehog |
Also known in heraldry as the herisson and the ericus. |
Herisson |
A hedgehog |
Honor point |
The point immediately above the center of the shield, dividing the upper portion into two equal parts |
Hood |
The binding cap on the head of a hawk (in falconry) to make him sit quietly on his perch |
Hooded |
Applied to a hawk or other bird of prey when borne with a hood over its head |
Horned |
Applied to animals represented with horns of a different color from the animal itself, or from the proper color of the horns. For instance, a bull with red horns would be described as horned gules. |
Humettee |
Said of an ordinary when cut off, or couped, so that its extremities do not reach the sides of the shield |
Hunting horn |
A bearing representing the bugle used in the chase |
Hurst |
charge representing a small group of trees, generally borne upon a mount or base |
Hurt |
A roundel tinctured azure; a blue ring. Some claim that it represents a wound or hurt, while others say it is a representation of the hurtleberry |