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adjective
- (heraldry) having hair or a mane of a specified tincture, different from that of the body
- 1962: a crested bird called in Zemblan sampel ("silktail"), closely resembling a waxwing in shape and shade, is the model of one of the three heraldic creatures (the other two being a reindeer proper and a merman azure, or) in the armorial bearings of the Zemblan King, Charles the Beloved " Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire
Etymology: From Old French crine (French crin) "hair of the head" + -ed.
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