pheon

English

A pheon, which differs from a broad arrow by having its inner edges engrailed (jagged).

Etymology

Probably Old French.

Noun

pheon (plural pheons)

(heraldry) A bearing representing the head of a dart or javelin, with long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge.

Further reading

“pheon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

'phone, -phone, nepho-, pheno-, phone

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