Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kleestengel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kleesten-gel
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a pair of ornaments extending from the chest outward along the wing-bone of a bird, terminating in a trefoil, chiefly in German heraldry.

Example Sentences

"Gules an eagle argent with "Kleestengel" and a crescent sable on its breast, armed and membered or"
"Argent, an eagle or [for gules], with 'Kleestengel' or (Margrave of Brandenburg) (ibid., p. 12, pl. 12). Technique : The Überlingen heraldic window is a technical masterpiece. The lion, mantling and escutcheon were made with red flashed glass[…]"
"A gold helmet affronty ensigned by a gold coronet, from which arises an eagle displayed sable crowned or, on each wing a kleestengel or and having upon the breast the letters F R also or. Mantling : Sable doubled argent."

Etymology

From older German Kleestengel (since 1996 now spelled Kleestängel).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kleestengel

Questions

What does kleestengel mean?: One of a pair of ornaments extending from the chest outward along the wing-bone of a bird, terminating in a trefoil, chiefly in German heraldry.
Where does kleestengel come from?: It is traced to German.

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