Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lampassé

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lam-passe
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"[…] Quarterly, 1, or, upon a rock proper an eagle in profille, proper, lampassé, gules; in his right claw a bunch of six arrows [...] Between wings, alternately or and azure, a stag's head proper, with antlers of yen, lampassé gules. Lambrequins : Azure and or."
"... the said James Smith haue thought fitt to declare and Assigne vnto him such armes as are herevnder mencõned (Viz) Azure a lyon Rampant or Armed and Lampasse Gules on a Cheiff Argent a Mullett of the third between two Torteuxes and[…]"
"... a lion sable, armed and lampassé gules; ..."

Etymology

Borrowed from French lampassé.

Questions

What does lampassé mean?: Langued.
Where does lampassé come from?: Borrowed from French lampassé.

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