ENGLISH DICTIONARY

D'or

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dɔː/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: D'or is an adjective meaning (heraldry, postpositive) Of gold; golden.

Meaning

(heraldry, postpositive) Of gold; golden.

Example Sentences

‘I forget your coat of arms.’ ‘A human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.’
1617, William Camden, Worshipful Society of Apothecaries - description of coat of arms On a shield azure Apollo, the inventor of phisique, proper, with his head radiant, holdinge in his left hand a bowe, and his right hande an arrow d'or […]

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