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The glossary can be used of course to look up individual heraldic terms or charges. As many of the arms on the Heraldry of the World site are included in the examples, it can also be used to look for a specific unknown coat of arms.
The glossary can be used of course to look up individual heraldic terms or charges. As many of the arms on the Heraldry of the World site are included in the examples, it can also be used to look for a specific unknown coat of arms.


The glossary and index has thousands of terms and charges and is divided in the following sub-sections:
The glossary and index has thousands of terms and charges and is divided in the following sub-sections, starting with the shield (part 1), then the shield divisions (part 2) and the charges (part 3-24). These are divided in heraldic and geometrical charges (parts 3 and 4, such as crosses, squares etc) and a whole series of other charges by category (5-24). Then there are sections on the other items around the shield (25-28), followed by terminology to describe arms (29), rules (30) and others (31).


* [[Heraldic Glossary - Part 1 : The shield|Part 1 : The Shield]]
* [[Heraldic Glossary - Part 1 : The shield|Part 1 : The Shield]] (including colours and furs)
* [[Heraldic Glossary - Part 2 : Divisions of the Shield|Part 2 : Divisions of the Shield]]
* [[Heraldic Glossary - Part 2 : Divisions of the Shield|Part 2 : Divisions of the Shield]]
* [[Heraldic Glossary - Part 3 : Ordinaries|Part 3 : Ordinaries]]
* [[Heraldic Glossary - Part 3 : Ordinaries|Part 3 : Ordinaries]]
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* [[Heraldic Glossary - Part 30 : Rules|Part 30 : Rules]]
* [[Heraldic Glossary - Part 30 : Rules|Part 30 : Rules]]
* [[Heraldic Glossary - Part 31 : Other aspects|Part 31 : Other aspects]]
* [[Heraldic Glossary - Part 31 : Other aspects|Part 31 : Other aspects]]


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