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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgueules
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡœl/
"Le blason est de gueules à la fasce d'argent."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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In heraldry, the color red, represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines or in painting by a bright crimson.
"The coat of arms featured a lion rampant in gules upon a field of gold."
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Of the color red; red (used chiefly in heraldic descriptions).
"The shield bore a gules cross dividing the quarters."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word gules, from Old French gule, gole (meaning throat, red fur), ultimately originating from the Arabic word 'gūl' or Persian 'gul' (rose, red). It entered English heraldic terminology in the medieval period to denote the specific tincture of red.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gules" is said worldwide
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gueules
Transliteration: /ɡœl/
"Le blason est de gueules à la fasce d'argent."
Rot
Transliteration: /ʁoːt/
"Das Wappen zeigt einen Löwen in Rot."
rosso
Transliteration: /ˈros.so/
"Lo stemma presenta un campo di rosso."
gules
Transliteration: /ˈɡules/
"El escudo de armas está cargado de gules."
goles
Transliteration: /ˈɡɔ.lis/
"O brasão apresenta um leão em goles."
लाल रंग
Transliteration: lal rang
"कुलचिह्न में लाल रंग का प्रयोग किया गया है।"
红色
Transliteration: hóng sè
"纹章上描绘着红色背景上的狮子。"
붉은색
Transliteration: bulg-eun-saek
"문장학에서 붉은색은 용기를 상징합니다."
赤
Transliteration: aka
"紋章には赤色が使用されています。"
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