Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hamade
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bar that does not touch the edges of the shield, especially if borne as part of a set of three (which may be of equal length, or have the top bar longer than the bottom one; and may have straight edges, or slanted edges with the base shorter than the top).

Example Sentences

"I said I thought that a hamade consists of three trunked bars, even though the Bigot Roll of 1254 blazons d'Abrichecourt's arms as having 'three hamades.' The writers in the Antiquaries' Journal, however, in addition to the Bigot Roll,[…]"
"It consists of a bar couped at each end, but was originally always borne in threes. There is a dispute as to whether a hamade is properly three couped bars and therefore cannot be borne singly. The adjective humetty (q.v.) is[…]"

Etymology

From French, derived from the town of La Hamaide (in Belgium).

Inflected Forms

hamades (plural) hamaide (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

humetté humet

Questions

What does hamade mean?: A bar that does not touch the edges of the shield, especially if borne as part of a set of three (which may be of equal length, or have the top bar longer than the bottom one; and may have straight edges, or slanted edges with the base shorter than the top).
Where does hamade come from?: From French, derived from the town of La Hamaide (in Belgium).

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