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Definition of Gyronny
1. a. Covered with gyrons, or divided so as to form several gyrons; -- said of an escutcheon.
Definition of Gyronny
1. Adjective. (heraldry of an escutcheon) Covered with gyrons, or divided into several gyrons. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gyronny
1. gyronic [adj] - See also: gyronic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gyronny
Literary usage of Gyronny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Canton gyronny of eight erm. and gn. a canton also gyronny of eight erm. and gu.
... gyronny of eight or and sa. each charged with a trefoil ..."
2. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and by James Balfour Paul (1893)
"gyronny of eight or and sa., on a canton gu. two bars of the first (4th quarter)
... gyronny of eight erm. and gu. within a bordure engrailed of the second ..."
3. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"gyronny of eight vair and gu. ... gyronny of eight ar. and gu. (Another, ar.
and az. Another, or and az. ... gyronny of twelve vair, or, and gu. ..."
4. Heraldry, Ancient and Modern: Including Boutell's Heraldry by Charles Boutell, S. T. Aveling (1890)
"gyronny is a field divided into a number of parts of the shape of a Gyron. ...
Sometimes gyronny is of six, and it is then represented as in No. 138. ..."
5. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"gyronny of eight (quarterly, Cole's MS.) argent and sable, four fleur-de-lys
counterchanged; on a saltier or, five cinquefoils gules—Edward ..."
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