English edit

Etymology edit

From Old French torteau, tortel, from Latin tortus (twisted). See tort.

Noun edit

torteau (plural torteaus or torteaux)

  1. (heraldry) A roundel of a red colour (gules).

See also edit

metals main colours less common colours
tincture or argent gules azure sable vert purpure tenné orange sanguine
depiction                    
roundel (in parentheses: semé):  
bezant (bezanty)
 
plate (platy)
 
torteau (tortelly)
 
hurt (hurty)
 
pellet (pellety), ogress
 
pomme

 
golpe (golpy)
 
orange (semé of oranges)
 
guze (semé of guzes)
goutte (noun) / gutty (adj) thereof:  
(goutte / gutty) d'or (of gold)
 
d'eau (of water)
 
de sang (of blood)
 
de larmes (of tears)
 
de poix

(of pitch)
 
d'huile / d'olive (olive oil)
 



special roundel furs additional, uncommon tinctures:
tincture fountain, syke: barry wavy argent and azure ermine ermines, counter-ermine erminois pean vair counter-vair potent counter-potent bleu celeste, brunâtre, carnation, cendrée (iron, steel, acier), copper, murrey
depiction                  

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