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SPR ii8 STA applied to fisli when placed in bend. See Stag Springing. P. 28, f. 45. Sprinkling-salt. See Salt. Sprouting. Shooting forth leaves. P. 45, f. 56, and 57. Spur. An ancient or Scotch spur. Also called a prick-spur. P. 37, f. 47. Spur. Generally borne with the straps. Termed a spur leathered. A Spur and Spur-leather, depicted as P. 37, f . 48. Spur-rowel, or Spur-reule. i.d. f. 47. Spur-rowel Blemished, i.e. having the points cut off. f. 47. Spurred. Equipped with spurs, as a boot spurred. P. 38, f. 15. Spurver. See Sperver. Square. As borne in the arms of Attow, Bevill, Edmonds, etc. P. 41, f. 23, Square-Pierced, or Quarterpierced. P. 7, f. 16; P. 8, f. 44. Squat. A term used for a rabbit sejant. Squire Base. P. 21, f. 24. See also Equire. Squirrel. An animal always borne sejant, and often cracking a nut. P. 29, f. 43. Squirrels sejant endorsed, i.d. Sruttle. See Winnowing-fan f. 44. P. 39, f. 16. S.S., Collar of. See Collar of S.S. and P. 24, f. 29. Staff. A Bishop's Staff, or Pastoral- staff. P, 42, f. 46. The Staff of a Patriai-ch is a double cross, P. 22, f. 23 ; and that of the Pope a triple one. P. 42, f. 48. Staff-Cross, or Fore Staff. P. 38, f. 43. Staff, Episcopal, or Bishop's staff. P. 42, f. 46. Staff Palmers, i.d. f. 44. Staff-Pike. See Pike-stafT. Staff Ragged, or Raguly. P. 41, f. 57 Staff-Tree leaf. P. 22, f. 33. Stafford-Knot. The Badge of Stafford. 43: f. Stag and Stag's head are common bearings in coat armour. The Stag is blazoned at Oaze, Tripping, Springing, Courant, (or in full course) Brow- sing and Lodged. See P. 28, f. 43 to 48. And when the head is cut off. showing no part of the neck, and placed full faced, it is termed Cabossed. f. 52. But when the nock is shown with the head, and full faced, it is termed a stag's head and neck Ajfrontee, couped or erased at the neck. If shown in profile, it is blazoned a stag's head couped, or erased, the profile being understood, f. 49 and 1^0. When the horns (antlers) and hoofs are of a different tincture, it is said to be Attirei and Unpiled. If the antlers have more than five projections on each, it is blazoned at- tirjd with so many (mentioning the number) tynes. Stag or Hart, cumbent, or Lodged in a Park-paled. P. 28, f. 55. Staggard. a Stag in the fourth year. Stained, or Stamand. According to Guillim such colours as having no body do only stain, as Murrey and Tawny. Stalking. Walking applied to long- legged birds. Stall-Plates. A square or oblong plate of gilt copper, upon which the Arms of Knights of the Garter and the Bath are emblazoned, and fixed in their stalls in the Chapels of St. George at Windsor, and of Henry VH, at Westminster. Tiie arms of the Esquires of the Knights are similarly displayed and recorded in the lower range of Stalls. Stall, or Canopy. P. 43, f. 53. Standard. An ancient military ensign, long and tapering towards the end, which is split and rounded ; on the upper part appears tlie Cross of St. George, the remainder being charged with Motto, Crest, or Badge, but never with arms. P. 46, f. 20. The term Standard is now applied to the ensign carried by the Cavalry, those of the Infantry being called Colours. Standard Royal. See Royal Standard. Standard Cup. See Cup-covered. Standing-Disii. See Dish. Staple. An iron fastening. P. 42, f. 14. Star. An Ensign of Knightly Rank, common to the Heraldry of all nations. See Knighthood. Star. See Estoile. Star-blazing. See Comet. Star-Cross. P. 8, f. 45. Star of Six, and Eight Points. P. 23, f. 43 and 44. Star of India. See Knighthood Orders of. Star-Fish, as borne in the arms of La-Yard. P. 32, f. S5- Star-Pagodas, as borne in the arms of Blades. P. 42, f. 29. The Star-Pagoda is an Indian coin. Starling. A bird; sometimes termed a Sterne, or Stare. P. 33, f. 50. Stars and Stripes of the United States of America with the Eagle. P. 25a, f. 15. Starved, or Blighted. A tree, or brancli , without leaves, as a Blighted Tree and Starved Branch. P. 45, f. 58.