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appears to the spectator, is always called the sinister, and the left the dexter. The words right and left are never used in Heraldry.

For the sake of accurately determining the position of any charge upon an escutcheon, the different parts are distinguished as follows:—

A Dexter Chief. B Chief. C Sinister Chief. D Honor Point. E Fess Point.

F Nombril Point. G Dexter Base. H Base. I Sinister Base.

The Chief and Base are not absolutely restricted to the precise points indicated by B and H. If, for instance, a shield were blazoned with three escallop shells in chief, they would be severally placed at A, B, and C. In English heraldry, mention is seldom made of the Honor and Nombril points.

DIVIDING LINES.

The shield is divided by various lines drawn through it, as follows:—