recercelée

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word recercelée. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word recercelée, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say recercelée in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word recercelée you have here. The definition of the word recercelée will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofrecercelée, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Adjective

recercelée (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) Synonym of sarcelly
    • 1828, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, A Roll of Arms of Peers and Knights in the Reign of Edward the Second, page 163:
      Azure, a cross recercelée and voided or; a baton gules ....... Sire William de Basinges.
    • 1867, Charles Boutell, English Heraldry, page 56:
      Gu., a Cross recercelée erm., []
    • 1894, The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, page 620:
      The cross recercelée has the ends split and curled outwards, but differs from the cross moline in having them pointed.
    • 1898, The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature: New Maps and Many Original American Articles by Eminent Authors. With New American Supplement, page 696:
      The cross recercelée has the ends split and curled outwards, but differs from the cross moline  [] The cross recercelée is usually also voided. [] Basing, temp. Edward III.: azure, a cross recercelée and voided or.