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noun
- (tincture) The blazoning term for red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.
Translations: - Dutch: keel
- French: gueules
- German: Rot
- Spanish: gules
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adjective
- (tincture) In blazon, of the colour red.
- The symbol of the Red Cross is a cross .
Translations: - Dutch: rood (keel)
- French: gueules
- German: rot
- Italian: rosso
- Spanish: gules
Etymology: From Old French geule "animal"s mouth, throat" via Middle French geules. Compare with French gueules and Spanish gules.
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