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CIR 31 COB Circular Wreath, and an Oval Wreath. P. 43, f. 45. CiRcuLET. Coronet, which see. CiRcuMFLEXANT. Bent, Boved round, or about. Citadel. A Citadel with two towers, ports shut. P. 23, f. 14, Citrox-Tree. Same as Apple Tree. Civet Cat, P. 28, f. 28. Civic-Cap. The State Cap of the Lord Mayor of London. P. 40, f. 56. Civic Crown, wreath or garland com- posed of oak leaves and acorns. P. 24, f. 39. Clam. An Escallop. Clarenceux. The title of one of the Kings of Arms. Clarendon, Claricimbal, Clavecim- BAL. See Clarion. Claricord, Clarion, or Rest. See . Clarion. Clarine. a term to express a collar of Bells round the necks of beasts, the same as gorged with a collar of bells. Clarion, Sufflue, Claricord, or Rest. P. 43, f. 27 and 28. This is by some supposed to denote the rest for the lance, but this cannot be the case as Clarions are found in armoury b if ore the rest for the lance was invented. In fact the very name sufflue, and clarion, point to some kind of wind instrument. Clarionet. A wind instrument. P. 36, f. 3. Clasped. See Conjoined. Clavecimbal. Same as Clarion. Claved, or Clavied. A cross composed of three double-warded keys, with one bow. P. 42, f. 11. Claymore. A sword. The Highland broadsword. Cleche, cleckee, cleschee, or cloche. An ordinary so perforated that the chief substance is taken from it, leaving nothing but the edges. P. 7, f. 19. Cleft. Split. Cleg-Goose. See Barnacle Goose. Clenched. See Clinched. Cleschee. See Cleche, Climant. a goat in the same position as rampant, is said to be climbing or climant. Clinched, The hand shut, or grasping anything, is termed clenched, P, 36, f. 9 ; P, 40, f. 36. Clipping. Equivalent to clasping. Clock. As in the arms of the Clock Makers Company. P. 39, f. 43. Close. A term applied to all birds of flight, when the wings are closed, as an eagle close. P. 33, f. i. It also denotes a helmet with the visor down as P. 24, f. 12. Close couped. Cut off close to the head, no part of the neck being left, as a Boar's head couped close. P. 29, f. 32. Close-couple, or Couple-close. P. 15, f. 3. Close-gauntlets. Gauntlets with im- moveable fingers. P. 38, f. 11. Close-Girt. Said of figures habited, whose clothes are tied about the middle. Close-sejant. Setting together. Closet. A diminutive of the bar, being one half its size. P. 5, f. 4. Closetted. The same as cottised. P. 5, f. 9. Closetty. Barry of many pieces, the number must be named. Closing-nail. P. 41, f. 31. Closing-tongs. A tool used by Foun- ders, and is part of their Crest. P. 41, f. 23. Closs, or Closse. See Close. Cloth, a piece of. P. 40, f, 46. Clothed. See Vested. Clone. Nailed. See Lattised. Clove. A spice, as borne in the Grocer's Arms. P. 45, f. 12. Clover. A genus of trefoil. P. 45, f. 27. Clouds. Very common bearing in Coat Armour, particularly with de- vices issuing therefrom. P. 23, f. 28 and 31. Club, and Spiked Club. Frequently borne in the hand of savages. P. 35, f. 24, 25 and 26; also P. 41, f. 48. ar. a club erect in pale sa. Smith of Surrey. Cluster. Applied to fruits and flowers growing naturally in clusters. Clymant. See Climant, Coach, As borne in the Arms of the Coach Makers Company. P. 41, f. 51, Co-Ambulant, Passant, or walking together. Coat op Arms, or Armorial bearings. Consist in the shield and its external ornaments. The term Coat of Arms is however more applicable to the surcoat or mantle upon which the armorial bearings were formerly de- picted, CoB-FisH, or Sea Cob. P, 32, f. 13. Cobweb and Spider. P. 22, f, 5.