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Definition of Nowed
1. a. Knotted; tied in a knot, as a serpent.
Definition of Nowed
1. Adjective. (heraldry) Knotted; tied in a knot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nowed
1. knotted [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nowed
Literary usage of Nowed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"Crest, a stork's head couped at the neck, nowed ppr. betw. two wings ar. Brown,
or Browne, [London and Norwich] gu. ..."
2. DEVON AND CORNWALL NOTES & QUERIES. (1901)
"H.] 116 Ar. 3 caterpillars, serpentes, v' enwrapped rounde. Degon of Ireland,
quartered by Carewe. [Ar. 3 serpents nowed vert. H.] 117 G. the hollie lambe, ..."
3. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"Snakes are also represented nowed, (qv), or twisted in a knot. In the crest of
CAVENDISH the reptile is represented as in the margin, and theoretical ..."
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