Brisure
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɹɪˈzjʊə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brisure is a noun meaning Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.
Meaning
Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.
More Meanings
- (heraldry) A mark of cadency or difference.
Example Sentences
But the bar (being a horizontal piece, a diminutive of the Fess), is not used like the French barre as a brisure for illegitimacy; a bar-sinister is an absurdity and impossibility.
The baton is made now very short by the French, who call it baton peri, and is always a brisure, frequently made use of by the younger sons of France, of which I have treated in my marks of cadency, and shall do so again[…]
Word Forms
- brisures
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brizure, rampart, ramp, fraise, rasper, scarp.
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