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CHA Chains are frequently borne in the shield as a charge, or are attached to the Crest or Supporters as P. 21, f. 21 ; P. 18, f. 21. A Cross of four chains square linked, fixed to an annulet in fesse P. 8, f. 11. A Saltire of Chains P. 20, f. 44. A Chain enarched, or in arch P. 42, f. 31. A Circular Chain and a circular chain within another. P. 42, f. 31. Ch.-ined and Collared. Animals having a collar with a chain attached are said to be collared and chained. P. 21, f. 21. Chain-shot. Bullets united with a chain. P. 37, f. 8. The other example is an Heraldic chain shot, and by old authors called a Murthering Chain shot, borne by Clifford. Chalice. A cup. P. 42, f. 26. Chamber-piece. A piece of ordnance without the carriage. P. 37, f. 4 and f. 6. Chame. An annulet with a sharp rising point on one side. Chamelion. See Camelion. Chamfrain, or Chamfron. Armour for the head of a horse. P. 38, f. 12. Chamois. An animal which inhabits the Alpine mountains. P. 28, f. 40. Champagne, Champaigne, Champain, or Champion. Same as Urdee, or Warriated. P. 4, f. 22 ; P. 17, f. 19 ; P. 15, f. 19. Champion. A Knight, or Chevalier, wdio challenges the combat to avenge the cause of another. Chape, Boteroll, or Bouterolle. The mounting at the bottom of the scabbard. P. 37, f. 33. Chapeau. a cap. Also termed a Ducipher ; and cap of maintenance. P. 40, f. 54. Chapeau-de-fer. a Morion. P. 38, f. 2. ^ Chapel. As in the arms of Chapel, Lerrier, etc. P. 23, f. 25. Chaperon, Chapourn, or Shafferoon. A term applied to the small shields which contain either the Crest, deaths-head, or other device. These are placed on the foreheads of the horses drawing the hearse at funerals, and are so called because they were fastened to the Chaperon, or hood, worn over the heads of the horses, with other state coverings. Chaperonne, that is Hooded. A Chief Chaperonne. P. 12, f. 39. Chaplet. Garland, or wreath of flowers, laurel, oak, olive, etc. A Chaplet of Roses, in Heraldry, is always composed of four roses and the rest leavCg as P. 24, f. 41. 27 CHE Chapournet, or Chaperonnet. A chief divided by a curved line, as ar. a chief gu. charged with a Chapournet, or Shapournett erm. P. 12. f. 39. Chapournet reversed in chief, or a Chapournated-chief. p. 12, f. 40. Chappe. To express the field when divided the same as Tierce-in-Mantle. P. 21, f. 36. Chappe. A cross chape, or chappe, is the same as double fitchee. P. 8, f. 42. Chappeau. See Chapeau. Charboncle. See Escarbuncle. Charge. In this term is included all kinds of figures whatever they may be, which are in the field of the Escut- cheon. Charged. A term applied to either the shield, or any bearing whatever when any device is placed on it. P. 2, f. 45. Charger. A dish. See St. John the Baptist's head in a charger. P. 35, f. 33- Charlemagne Crown of. P. 25, f. i, and P. 31, f. 9 and 10, borne in the arms of five kings of England as arch- treasures of the Holy Roman Empire. Charnell. Flesh coloured, or ppr. Chart. See map. Chatloup. See Calopus. Chatter, or Chatterer. The same as Lark. P. 33, f. ^y. Chausse. Shod and denotes a section in base. P. 22, f. 8. Chausse-Trap. See Galtrap. Chausses. Armour for the legs and feet, sometimes of two pieces joined at the knee by garters. P. 39, f. 20. No. 8. Checky, Checkie,Chequy, Checkered, Chequered, Cheque, Chequee or Checquy. a term to express the field, or any bearing, when divided into small squares of alternate tinc- tures, and must consist of three or more rows, P. 2, f. 37. P. 4, f. 44. P. 7, f. 15. P. 19, f. 35. Cheeche. Same as Checky. Cheese-Slip, or Wood-Louse. P. 30, f. 7. Checkers. Same as Checky. Chef, or Chefe. See Chief. Chekere. See Checky. Chene. An oak. P. 45, f. 31. Cheque. See Checky. Chequered, or Checkered. Covered with rows of Checkers. P. 20, f. 7. Cheques. Four pieces of Cheques, same as P. 2, f. 19.