guze

English

Etymology

Uncertain. Attested since at least 1562. According to "A Glossary of Terms used in Heraldry" by James Parker (published in 1894) it comes from Turkish göz, meaning “eye”. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡjuːz/

Noun

guze (plural guzes)

  1. (heraldry) A roundlet of the sanguine tincture, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture.

See also
metals main colours less common colours
tincture orargentgulesazuresablevertpurpuretennéorangesanguine
depiction a shield of gold a shield of silver a shield of red a shield of blue a shield of black a shield of green a shield of purple a shield of brownish orange a shield of bright orange a shield of blood red
roundel (in parentheses: semé): a circle of gold
bezant (bezanty)		a circle of silver
plate (platy)		a circle of red
torteau (tortelly)		a circle of blue
hurt (hurty)		a circle of black
pellet (pellety), ogress		a circle of green
pomme

a circle of purple
golpe (golpy)		a circle of orange
orange (semé of oranges)		a circle of blood red
guze (semé of guzes)
goutte (noun) / gutty (adj) thereof: a drop of gold
(goutte / gutty) d'or (of gold)		a drop of silver
d'eau (of water)		a drop of red
de sang (of blood)		a drop of blue
de larmes (of tears)		a drop of black
de poix

(of pitch)		a drop of green
d'huile / d'olive (olive oil)		a drop of purple



special roundel furs additional, uncommon tinctures:
tincture fountain, syke: barry wavy argent and azureermineermines, counter-ermineerminoispeanvaircounter-vairpotentcounter-potentbleu celeste, brunâtre, carnation, cendrée (iron, steel, acier), copper, murrey
depiction a circle of wavy blue and silver bars a shield of ermine a shield of ermines a shield of erminois a shield of pean a shield of vair a shield of countervair a shield of potent a shield of counterpotent

References

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

guze (Cyrillic spelling гузе)

  1. vocative singular of guz
  2. genitive singular of guza
  3. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of guza
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