Gurges
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɝd͡ʒiz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gurges is a noun meaning plural of gurge.
Meaning
plural of gurge.
More Meanings
- (heraldry) A series of typically four to six concentric annulets (in early heraldry, from at least the 1200s), or a spiralling line from the centre to the edge of the shield (in late heraldry); a stylized whirlpool.
- (rare) A whirlpool.
Example Sentences
It was early—only ten p.m.—but already gurgeses of light and gales of sound frothed in unison to a familiar relentless heartbeat.
A shield of arms of early shape : three gurgeses (or roundles charged with a central pellet and two annulets concentric), two and one.
Argent, a gurges azure, is borne by GORGES, of Langford, Wilts., created a Baronet 1612. As the gurges (like the fountain) represents water, argent and azure are its proper tinctures.
Word Forms
- gurgeses
- gurge
Synonyms for gurges
Depending on context, synonyms include gorges.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whirlpool, swirl, whirl, purl, eddy, pour.
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