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A to Z Guide to Heraldic Terms - N

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naissant rising or coming out of

narcissus a flower of six petals, each resembling a cinquefoil

naval crown a crown composed of ships' stems and sails arranged alternately

nebulée or nebuly a line of partition like a dove-tail joint with the corners rounded

nerved used of leaves and plants whose veins are a different colour from the rest

nislée or nyllée slender, narrow or reduced almost to nothing

nowed tied in a knot


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