scarpe
English
Noun
scarpe (plural scarpes)
- (heraldry) Alternative form of scrape (“diminutive bend”)
- 1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 55:
- […] Argent, three bendlets engrailed sable; over all a scarpe gules - BLAGE, Kent.
- 1901, Howel Wills, Florentine Heraldry: A Supplement to the Guide-books, page 130:
- Bonfiglioli : Bendy sinister of eight or and gules. Later on this is surmounted of a bend of France ancient, an augmentation, no doubt. Another representation gives : Or, three scarps gules, with the same bend of France ancient surmounting.
- 1992, Donald R. Mandich, Joseph Anthony Placek, Russian Heraldry and Nobility, Dramco Pub:
- […] in bend an arrow, its shaft debruised by two scarpes couped Or; […]
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskar.pe/
Audio (le scarpe) (file) - Rhymes: -arpe
- Hyphenation: scàr‧pe
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