STA 119 Statant. a term applied to animals standing with all their feet on the ground, except to those of the Deer kind. See P. 26, f. 39 and 40 ; P. 27, f. 8 and 19. State, Cap of, as borne b}' the Lord Mayor of London, termed the Civic Cap. P. 40, f. 56. Statera Romana. a steelyard. P. 39, f. 22. States General, Hat worn over the Arms of the. P. 40, f. 52. Stave of Esculapius. P. 30, f. 57. Staves, used by Palmers or Pilgrims, P. 42, f. 43. Staves of an Escarbuncle, Are the eight rays which issue from the centre. See Escarbuncle. Staves of a Wheel. The spokes, which unite the nave to the felloes. P. 41, f- 53- Steel for Striking Fire. Also termed a Furison. P. 22, f. 45. Steel-cap. See Morion. Steel-gad. See Gad. P. 42, f. 35. Steelyard. A kind of balance. P. 39, f. 22. Steeple of a Church. When borne in arms, is drawn with a part ot the tower or belfry. P. 23, f. 23. Blazoned a "Church Spire," nameof Bakeham, Backcombe, etc. Stellion-Serpent. a Serpent with the head of a weasel, borne by the name of Bume. Stem, or Trunk of a Tree. P. 45, f. 56 and 57. Stephen, St. Cross of. P. 10, f. i. Stern. The hinder part of a ship is frequently met with in Coat Armour. It is borne by Nelson, P. 38, f. 31, Carneige, Campbell, etc. Sterne, or Stare. A Starling. P. 33, f- 50. Still. A utensil of the distillery as borne in the arms of Wennington. P. 39, f. 30, No. I. Stilt. An instrument made to walk with. P. 41, f. 59. Stirrup and Leather. P. 37, f. 52. When borne without the leather it should be blazoned stirrup iron. Stock, or Stump of a Tree. P. 45, f. 56. Stock-Card. An instrument for card- ing wool. P. 40, f. 7. Stockfish. P. 32, f. 47. Stocke. a Falcon's-rest. P. 43, f. 18. Stole. Part of the vestment of a priest. P. 40, f. 45. S UN Stone. See Flag-stone. P. 42, f. 34. A Tombstone, f. 53. Stone-bill, or Wedge. Used to split timber. P. 41, f. 42. Stone-bows. A cross bow for shooting stones. P. 37, f. 23. Stone-mason's Mallet. P. 41, f. 33. Stork. A large bird allied to the Heron. P. 34, f. 9. Streamer. A flag; the length may be from 20 to 40 yards, on which may be put a man's conceit, or device. Streaming. A term used to express the stream of light darting from a comet, or blazing star. P. 23, f. 45. Strewed. Scattered. The same as Semee. P. 2, f. 38. String-bow. P. 37, f, 18. Stringed, or Strung. Terms used to express the strings of harps, bows, and bugle-horns, and when these are depicted without strings they must be blazoned "Sans strings." Studded. Adorned with studs. Stump, or Stock of a Tree. P. 45, f. 56. Sturgeon. A large kind of fish. P. 32, f. 32. Sub. Applied to an ordinary when the bottom edge is different from the top, as a Fesse Nebuly, Sub Invecked. P. 4, f. 26. A Fesse Sub-Crenellee is a Fesse with plain line at top, and the bottom embattled. Sub-Ordinaries. The following are commonly so called, viz. : The Bor- dure. Canton, Flanch, Fret, Gyron, Inescutcheon, Orle, Pile, Tressure, and Voider. SuBVERTANT, or Subverted. Reversed turned upside down. P. 15, f. 43. Succeedant. Following one another. Succession, Arms of. See Arms of Succession. SuFFLUE. A rest, or clarion. See Clarion. Sugar-cane. The plant from which sugar is obtained. P. 44, f. 33. Sugar-loaf. A conical mass of sugar, borne by the name of Sugar. Sun. Usually borne with a human face and rays. P. 23, f. 32. Sun in Splendour, or in Glory. P. 23, f- 33- Sun in Splendour, each ray illumin- ated, or inflamed, f. 34. Sun Encircled with clouds distilling drops of rain. f. 29. Borne in the arais of the Distillers' Co;u- pany.
