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 or argent gules azure sable vert purpure tenné orange sanguine
depiction
roundel (in parentheses: semé):
bezant (bezanty)

plate (platy)

torteau (tortelly)

hurt (hurty)

pellet (pellety), ogress

pomme (pommy)

golpe (golpy)

orange (semé of oranges)

(semé of guzes)
goutte (noun) / gutty (adjective) thereof:
(goutte / gutty) d'or (of gold)

d'eau (of water)

de sang (of blood)

de larmes (of tears)

de poix (of pitch)

d'huile / d'olive (olive oil)




special roundel furs uncommon tinctures:
tincture fountain, syke: barry wavy argent–azure ermine ermines, counter-ermine erminois pean vair counter-vair potent counter-potent bleu celeste, brunâtre, carnation, cendrée (iron, steel, acier), copper, murrey
depiction

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