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dancettée (in French donché and dentellé) is applied to lines whose teeth or indents are larger and wider than those of a line indented

debruised used when an ordinary or subordinary is placed over an animal or charge (see surmounted) 

dechaussé (see dismembered)

decked used when the feathers of a bird are trimmed at the edges with a small line of a different colour from the rest of the body

decrescent a half moon, having the horns towards the sinister defamed without a tail

degreed or degraded having degrees or steps at the end

dejected anything thrown down, e.g. 'a garb dejected.'

delve or delf one of the nine marks of abatement resembling a square clod of earth

demi half, the top half being understood when no other is mentioned

despectant used of animals looking downwards 

developed unfurled, as in flying colours

dexter the right-hand side of a shield viewed from the position of the person holding it

dimidiated divided in two equal parts

disclosed, expanded or expansed an alternative to displayed used of tame birds

dismembered used of a charge cut into pieces, which are set a small distance apart but preserve the original form

displayed a bird of prey with its wings expanded 

disponed arranged

distilling letting blood

dormant sleeping; differs from couchant in that the head is lowered doubled with the lining turned up around the edge double-queued having two tails

drapeau a flag

drawing-iron an instrument used by wire-drawers

ducal coronet or crest coronet a coronet composed of four leaves of equal height above the rim

duciper a cap of maintenance

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