s interlaced vert.

COURANT. Running.

[Illustration: Courant]

Ex. Argent, a stag proper courant.

CRENELLE. The French heraldic term for embattled. See EMBATTLED.

[Illustration: Crenelle]

CRESCENT. The half moon with its horns turned upwards.

[Illustration: Crescent]

Ex. Azure, a crescent argent.

CREST. The ornament on the upper part of the helmet in Heraldry placed
over coats of arms, either with or without the helmet. By referring to
the title-page of this work the crests of Great Britain will be found
with all the adornments of regal helmets.

The English crest is a crown surmounted by a lion statant guardant
crowned, or.

The Scottish crest is an imperial crown, surmounted by a lion sejant
guardant, displaying two sceptres or.

The Irish crest is an ancient diadem surmounted by an embattled tower,
a stag courant issuing from the portal.

The crest of Wales is a dragon passant guardant, gules.--The whole of
these crests, with mantlings, &c., are emblazoned on the title-page of
this Manual.

[Illustration: Crest]

Crests are usually displayed upon a wreath as in the annexed example,
which is a demi-lion rampant. If a crest this size had been placed
upon an helmet of proportionate size it must have occupied a sixth
part of this page, and the shield containing the arms to be in
proportion considerably larger: in showing the crest without the
helmet proportion is of little consequence. See HELMET, WREATH, and
MANTLING.

CRESTED. A cock or other bird, whose comb is of a different tincture
from the body, is said to be crested. See JOWLOPED.

CRINED. This is said of an animal whose hair is of a different
tincture from its body.

[Illustration: Crined]

Ex. Argent, a mermaid gules, crined or.

CROSIER. The pastoral staff of a bishop or abbot: a very frequent
charge in ecclesiastical arms.

[Illustration: Crosier]

Ex. Or, a crosier gules, in bend.

CROSS. An honourable ordinary, more used as a charge in a coat of arms
than any of the others. During the Crusades for the recovery of the
Holy Land, the troops of the different nations that joined in the
Crusade displayed crosses on their banners and arms: every soldier
bore a cross upon his dress; this was composed of two pieces of list
or riband of equal length, crossing each other at right angles. The
soldiers of France attached their national emblem, the fleur-de-lis,
to the ends of the members of the cross; hence the introduction of th