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
Canons from the chapter of Bruges, solemn winterdress in fur
Hatching guide by Jan Baptist Zangrius, 1600
Sable (tincture)
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In heraldry, sable is the tincture equivalent to black. It is one of the five dark tinctures called colours.
Tincture (heraldry)
…metals, five colours, and two furs. The metals are or (gold or yellow) and argent (silver or white); the colours gules (red), azure (blue), vert (green), sable (black), and purpure (purple); and the furs ermine, which is derived from the winter fur of a stoat, and vair, which is derived from the fur of a red…
Black sable skins
Tricking of the arms of Giovanni d'Aragona; the sable quarter is coloured solid black instead of being tricked as s. or sa.