two.

[Illustration: Tressure]

TRESSURE. An ordinary not so broad as an orle. It generally forms a
border to the inescutcheon. Tressures are frequently borne double,
and sometimes treble. They are generally ornamented flory and
counter-flory. The example contains only a single tressure. The
arms of Scotland exhibit an example of a double tressure flory and
counter-flory, as exhibited in the shield on the title-page of this
Manual. See DOUBLE TRESSURE.

TRICORPORATED. Three lions rampant, conjoined, under one head,
guardant, in the fess points. See LIONS.

TRIPPING. The motion of deer, between running and walking.

[Illustration: Tripping]

Ex. Argent, a stag proper, tripping.

[Illustration: Turband]

TURBAND. In coats of arms, where the knight was a Crusader, this
figure often appears. It was the form of the sultan's turban at that
period.

[Illustration: Turreted]

TURRETED. A wall or castle having small turrets. In the annexed
example the square tower has circular turrets at the angles, and is
therefore said to be turreted.

TUSKED. Any animal having tusks of a different tincture from its body
is said to be tusked.

[Illustration: Tusked]

Ex. Argent, a boar's head, erased proper, tusked gules.

UNDY. A term used to express the word wavy by Gwillim and other
ancient armorists.

[Illustration: Wavy]

Ex. Argent, a bend undy, gules.

[Illustration: Vair]

VAIR. A kind of fur formerly used for the lining the garments of
knights. It is represented in engraving by the figures of small bells
ranged in lines, as in the annexed example. Unless the colour of the
fur is named, vair is always argent and azure. The bend, the cross and
saltier, are sometimes formed of this fur.

VAMBRACED. Armour for the arms.

[Illustration: Vambraced]

Ex. Argent, three dexter arms, vambraced, couped.

VAMPLATE. A word used by ancient heralds for armour for the hand,
instead of gauntlet.

VENUS. The name of the planet, used for the colour vert by ancient
heralds, who emblazoned the arms of sovereigns by planets instead of
metals and colours.

VERDOY. A bordure charged with eight leaves.

[Illustration: Verdoy]

Ex. Vert, a bordure argent, verdoy, of trefoils.

[Illustration: Vert]

VERT. Green. It is represented in engraving by diagonal lines drawn
from the dexter to the sinister side of the shield.

VISCOUNT. A title of honour, a degree below an earl.

VOIDED. A term applied when any part of an ord