Champaine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Champaine is an adjective meaning (heraldry) Alternative form of champagne (“(ordinary occupying) the base of the shield”).
Meaning
(heraldry) Alternative form of champagne (“(ordinary occupying) the base of the shield”).
More Meanings
- (heraldry) Curved (concave), enarched, or sometimes varriated; especially in the phrase point champaine, an abatement consisting of a curved (or sometimes horizontal) stain the bottom of the shield.
Example Sentences
3. Two rows of Vair, on a champagne gules an open crown or (both 2 and 3 for CRONBERG).
Purpure, a bend champaine argent—ARCHBY. Argent, a pale champaine vert—BOWMAN. Bendy of six champaine purple and argent—BOWBRIDGE. Gyronny of four champaine or, enarched argent and gules—BRAUNECK.
Word Forms
- champain
- champion
- champagne
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include champain, chevronny, chevrony, chevronelly, couched, clechy.
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