gules
/ˈɡjulz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The official blazon of the arms of Perth is "Gules, a Holy Lambe passant regardant staff and cross argent, with the banner of St. Andrew proper, all within a double tressure counter-flowered of the second": […]."
- "The symbol of the Red Cross is a cross gules."
- "Now is he total gules, horridly tricked"
- "You know they still Call themselves Bulls, though thus degenerate, And everything relating to a Bull Is popular and respectable in Thebes. Their arms are seven Bulls in a field gules; They think their strength consists in eating beef,—"
Etymology
From Middle English goules, from Old French geule (“animal’s mouth, throat”) via Middle French geules. Compare with French gueules, Portuguese goelas and Spanish gules.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: goules
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡjulz/
- British English: /ˈɡjuːlz/
Usage
Inflected Forms
gu. (alternative)
g. (alternative)