surmounted

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surmounted

  1. (araldica) attributo araldico che si applica a figure:
    • caricate da altre figure di smalto diverso e che si estendono, almeno in parte, al di fuori del contorno della prima figura (attraversato)
    • più in alto delle quali sono poste altre figure che possono toccarle (cimato) oppure no (sormontato); questa seconda accezione è un uso improprio