enguiché

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English

Etymology

From French enguiché, from en- + guiche (strap for carrying a horn, a shield, etc).

Adjective

enguiché (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry, of trumpets, horns, etc) Having either a strap or a mouthpiece (or the interior of the mouth) which is of a specified tincture.

Further reading

mouthpiece:
  • 1892, John Woodward, George Burnett, A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries, page 384:
    It is often garnished with mouthpiece and bands of a different tincture (enguiché et virolle) and stringed (lié).
  • 1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 80:
    [The] end opening may be enguiché of another tincture.
straps:
  • 1891, Jules Adeline, Adeline's Art Dictionary: Containing a Complete Index of All Terms Used in Art, Architecture, Heraldry, and Archaeology, page 58:
    Thus we say a "bugle-horn gules." In blazoning we should specify whether it is "enguiché," i.e. whether it has a cord attached to it or not.