Gules Definition

gyo͝olz
noun
The color red: indicated in engravings by parallel vertical lines.
Webster's New World
adjective

(heraldry) In blazon, of the colour red.

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Origin of Gules

  • From Old French geule (“animal’s mouth, throat”) via Middle French geules. Compare with French gueules and Spanish gules.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English goules from Old French red fur neckpiece pl. of gole throat from Latin gula

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Gules Sentence Examples

  • Per pale argent and sable, two bars per pale gules and of the first, in chief three pierced cinquefoils ermine.

  • Checky or and azure with a fesse gules fretty argent.

  • Per chevron Gules and Or a Dragon rampant counterchanged a Chief wavy Barry wavy of six Azure and Argent.

  • Lascaris Gules, a double-headed eagle displayed crowned, Or.

  • Argent, a cross engrailed gules, between four water bougets sable.

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