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Varied Tinctures.

Bendy.—The field to be divided into bends, in the same manner as paly.

Barry.—The field to be divided into an even number of bars. Fig. 90. When there are more than eight bars, it is called barruly.

Paly bendy is when the field is divded by lines drawn in the direction of the pale and bend. Fig. 100 is Paly bendy, arg. and gu.

Barry bendy is formed by a conjunction of lines drawn barwise and bendwise. Fig. 101.

Gyronny. See page 20, Fig. ?4.

Lozengy is produced by lines drawn in the direction of the bend and bend sinister; thus forming a number of lozenges. Fig. 102.

Fusilly is similar to lozengy, except that the lines are more vertical, and form fusils instead of lozenges.

Compony, Counter-compony, and

Chequée. See page 20, Figs. 76, 77, 78.

Fretty is when the field is covered with a number of narrow bars or sticks interlaced. Fig. 103; see also Fig. 78.