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DEN 49 DIS Denticules, Denticles, or Denticulated. Small square pieces. P. 13, f. 20. Depending. Hanging from. Depressed. See Debruised. Descendant. See Eagle descendant. P. 33 . f- 17- . Descendant, displayed. P. 33 , f. 17. Descending. A term used for a lion with its head turned towards the base of the shield. Descent. Is when any beast is borne as if springing from a higher to a lower part, as from chief to base, Despectant, or Dejectant. Looking downwards. Despouille. The whole skin of a beast, with head, feet, tail, etc. Detranche. a line drawn bendways, either above or below the party per bend line. Detriment. Tbe moon is said to be in her detriment when depicted as P. 23, f. 37. Developed. Unfurled, as colours fly- ing. P. 43, f. 48. Device. Any representation, emblem, or hieroglyphic ; a painted metaphor. Devouring, or Gorging. Applied to animals, fish, etc., in the act of swallowing anything. P. 30, f. 55. Dewlaps. Wattles. Dexter. The right hand side of the escutcheon, i.e. the left to the spec- tator. Dexter-chief, and Dexter base. See Points of the Escutcheon. P. i. Dexter-side. A portion of the shield, one sixth of its breadth, cut off by a perpendicular line. P. 22, f. 10. Dez. a die. See Dice. Diadem. The fillets, or circles of gold, which close on the tops of the Crowns of Sovereigns, and support the mound. The Torse, or Band, on a Blackamoor's head is sometimes termed a Diadem. Diadematee, or Diademed. A term applied to the imperial double headed eagle, which bears a circlet, or diadem differing from the kingly crown. Diamond. A precious stone ; used in blazon to express sable. Dial. See Sun Dial, and P. 39, f. 44. Diaper, Diapre, Diapered, or Diaper- ing. Formerly used, in arms painted on glass. It was covering the field with little squares, and filling them with a variety of figures, or with a running ornament according to the fancy of the painter. P. 22, f. 27. Dibble. A pointed instrument used for making holes for planting seed. P. 39, f. 13, No. 3. Dice. Pieces of bone, or ivory, of a cubical form marked with dots on each face. P. 43, f. 46. DiDAPPER. A bird. P. 34, f. 24. Die. See Dice. Diffame, or Defamed. An amimal, borne without a tail. P. 26, f. 6. Differences, or Brisures. Certain additions to Coat Armour in order to distinguish one branch of a family from another. See Cadency, and Distinc- tion of Houses. P. 46. Eoyal Diiferences. P. 16, f. 40 to 45. and P. 25a, f. 1 and 2. Differencing is sometimes used in the same sense as Cadency ; but, strictly, it is distinct, having reference to alliance and dependency, without blood relationship, or to the system adopted for distinguishing Coats of Arms. Boutell. Digamma. p. II, f. 18. Digging-iron. See Spade. DijRiD. A javlin. P. 37, f. 22. Dilated. Opened widely, or extended. Applied to Barnacles, pair of Com- passes, etc. P. 37, f. 56, and P. 41, f. 31. Dimidiation, or Dimidiated. A term used to express anything which has a part cut off, a halving ; a method of joining two coats of arms ; and was formerly used in joining the arms of a husband and wife. Three herrings were the ancient arms of Great Yarmouth, at a subsequent period, as a mark of Eoyal favour, the arms of En- gland were borne in chief, and in base az. three herrings naiant two and one argent ; but when the fashion of Dimidiation was introduced the Royal arms were placed on the dexter side, and those of Yarmouth cm the sinister, by which means the fore parts of the lions of England became joined to the hind parts of the herrings of Yarmouth. P. 22, f. 18. A Eose and Thistle dimidiated as P. 25, f. 3. The Badge of James I. Diminution of Arms. A termed used instead of differences. Diminutives. This term is only applied to the modifications of certain of the Ordinaries which resemble them in form, but are inferior to them in breath, and should not be charged. Diminutives of the Bar. The Closet, Barru- let and Bar-Gemel. P. 5. of the Bend. Garter, Cost, and Eibbon. P. 17. of the Bend Sinister. Scarpe, and Baton. P. 17. of the Bordure. Orle, and Tressure. P. 5 and 35.