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falchion a broadsword

fan the instrument by which chaff is blown away

feathered used of arrows whose flights are a different colour from the shafts; also called flightea

fer-de-moline the iron fixed in the centre of a millstone, holding it up and guiding its motion; also called a millrind, inkmoline or inke-de-moline

fer-de-fourchette used of a cross or saltire whose tips end with a forked iron

femau or fermaile belt buckle

fess a division of a shield formed by two lines drawn horizontally and occupying one third of it

fess point the centre of the shield

fesswise placed like a fess

feuil-de-scie a pale or fess indented on one side with teeth like the edge of a saw

field the entire surface of the shield upon which the charges or bearings are depicted

figured used of a charge shown with a human face, such as the sun file (see label)

fillet a diminutive of the chief

fimbriated bordered or hemmed with a different colour

firme used of across patée extending to both sides of a shield

fireball a grenade with flames issuing from the top fire beacon (see beacon)

fitchée pointed at the end

flanches or flaunches divisions on both sides of a shield formed by the segment of a circle drawn from the chief to the base

fleur-de-lys the flower of the lily, having three leaves instead of nature's five

flexed bent or bowed

flory, fleury, flurty or floretty flowered with fleurs-de-lys

flotant floating

flouretté the same as fleury

flower of the flag the same as fleur-de-lys

foliated leaved

fountain a roundle barry wavy of six arg. and az.

fourchée forked at the end

fracted broken

fraise a strawberry leaf

fresnée used of an animal rearing on its hind legs fret a saltire and a mascle interlaced

fretty a field covered with conjoined frets

fructed bearing fruit

fur a pattern, constituting part of an achievement, based on the appearance of animal pelts; see for example ermine and vair

furnant emitting smoke

furnished used of a horse when caparisoned, or of a stag to refer to its attires

fusil an elongated lozenge

fusilly covered with fusils

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