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| arable (of farmland) | capable of being farmed productively |
| banner | a long strip of cloth bearing a slogan or design, hung up or carried on poles |
| Coat of Arms | the distinctive heraldic bearings or shield of a person, family, corporation, or country |
| county | a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government |
| demographics | characteristics and statistics of human population: the characteristics of a human population or part of it, especially its size, growth, density, distribution, etc |
| dexter | (heraldry) on or towards the bearer’s right-hand side and the observer’s left of a coat of arms. The opposite of sinister. |
| fervour | feelings of great warmth and intensity |
| fleury-counter-fleury | = flory counter flory: the terms fleury (fr. fleur), flory, fleurty, floretty, flourite, or flurte, and similar variations, signify adorned with, or ending in, fleurs-de-lis. The term fleurs-de-lis is also sometimes used in the sense of fleurs-de-lis being conjoined with the charge |
| GDP | gross domestic product: measure of the United States economy adopted in 1991; the total market values of goods and services by produced by workers and capital within the United States borders during a given period (usually 1 year) |
| guardant | full face: describes an animal on a coat of arms that has its face turned toward the observer |
| Holy Trinity | the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead |
| hop (n) | twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer |
| investiture | the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank; the ceremony of installing a new monarch |
| lance | a long pointed rod used as a weapon |
| latitude | an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator |
| limestone | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals |
| natural hazards | natural disasters (such as tornadoes, floods, etc.) |
| Order of the Garter | the highest British order of knighthood |
| overcast | the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds |
| passant | walking: said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised |
| rampant | (heraldry) on hind legs: describes a heraldic beast depicted rearing up, in profile, and with its forelegs raised, the right one above the left |
| silica | a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth’s crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechartelierite |
| sinister | (heraldry) on or towards the left-hand side and the observer’s right of a coat of arms. The opposite of dexter. |
| temperate (of weather or climate) | free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate |
| terrain | a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential |
| tressure | an inner border with ornamental fleur-de-lis on a heraldic shield |
Date: 2015-01-02; view: 1502
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