scarpe

scarpe (plural scarpes)

1. (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;  […]

• crapes, Casper, pacers, secpar, Pacers, recaps, escarp, e-scrap, Cresap, spacer, Scaper, CASREP, scaper, parsec, scrape, capers, sparce

• IPA^(key): /ˈskar.pe/

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• Rhymes: -arpe
• Hyphenation: scàr‧pe

scarpe f

1. plural of scarpa

• crespa, parsec, pascer, scerpa, spreca