pall reversed

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English

A pall reversed gules on an argent shield.

Noun

pall reversed (plural palls reversed)

  1. (heraldry) An ordinary that looks like an upside-down 'Y' ().
    Synonyms: pall inverted, inverted pall, reversed pall
    • 1902, Asian Review, page 366:
      The Chinese running-hand form of the number six is 1, and this scarcely bears comparison with the mark in question, which looks almost exactly like an inverted pall or Y, each of whose three branches is formed of four circlets or dots, making twelve altogether.
    • 1956, Edward Cyril Russell Lamburn, Ritual Notes:
      It may be embroidered or edged with lace and a cross worked on its centre to distinguish it from the Mass corporal; or an inverted pall of the right size might conveniently be used if preferred.
    • 2008, A. P. Burgers, The South African flag book:
      When the two arms of the "Y" are on the hoist it may be called a simple pall, with the two arms on the fly a reversed pall, with the two arms on the top edge an upright pall and with the two arms on the bottom edge of the flag an inverted pall.

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