What does champaine mean?
Champaine means (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..
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(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..
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.
3. Two rows of Vair, on a champagne gules an open crown or (both 2 and 3 for CRONBERG).
Use champaine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Champaine means (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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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