Pizzle
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Pizzle is a Middle English word for penis, derived from Low German pesel or Flemish Dutch pezel, diminutive of the Dutch language pees, meaning 'sinew'. The word is used today to signify the penis of
The Lamb of God on the Book of Seven Seals, Bamberg Apocalypse, A.D. 1000-1020
Bull pizzle cut into small pieces for dogs to chew
Tincture (heraldry)
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Tinctures are the colours, metals, and furs used in heraldry. There are nine tinctures in common use: two metals, five colours, and two furs. The metals are or and argent; the colours gules, azure, ve
Pizzle
…heraldry, the term pizzled (or vilené in French blazon) indicates the depiction or inclusion of an animate charge's genitalia, especially if colored (or "tinctured") differently. The bear in the coat of arms of Appenzell is represented pizzled, and omission of this feature was seen as a grave insult. In 1579, the…
Canons from the chapter of Bruges, solemn winterdress in fur
Hatching guide by Jan Baptist Zangrius, 1600