r"--do occur.

As in traditional heraldry, the field is described first, by color and
any divisions, with the color on the bearer's right or at the shield's
top mentioned first. Left and right, in all cases, refer to the point
of view of the person supposedly carrying the shield.

Traditional description English description

Party per pale Divided vertically
Party per fess Divided horizontally
Party per bend Divided by right diagonal
Party per bend sinister Divided by left diagonal
Party per saltire Divided by both diagonals
Party per chevron Divided by a chevron
Quarterly Quarterly
Checky Checked
Tierced per fess Three-part horizontally
Tierced per pale Three-part vertically
Gyronny Divided by gyron
Gurgy (and variants) Spiraled

Charges may be (and usually are) placed on the field, and cover any
divisions. The major geometric charges (ordinaries) are mentioned
first, if any appear. They generally take up approximately a third of
the shield, though this proportion may vary if other charges appear, or
they have other charges upon them. Note that the vertical and
horizontal bars should not be confused with the three-part fields.

Traditional description English description

Chief Chief
Fess Horizontal bar
Pale Vertical bar
Bend Right-diagonal bar
Bend sinister Left-diagonal bar
Chevron Chevron
Chevron reversed Reversed chevron
Cross Cross
Saltire Double diagonal
Pile Wedge
Quarter Quarter
Pall Y-fork
Flanches Flanches

Diminutives (except for the quarter) are one-half normal width,
prefixed "demi-", or one-quarter normal width, prefixed "quadri-" and
usually borne paired. The quarter's only diminutive is the canton,
taking up an eighth of the shield. If these charges do not extend to
the shield edg