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gules
This term is a specialized technical word used exclusively within the field of heraldry. It does not function as a general synonym for red in everyday conversation; using it to describe a red car or a red shirt would be anachronistic or incorrectly applied.
In heraldic terminology, gules is categorized as a tincture. Because it refers to a specific symbolic color on a coat of arms, it is treated as an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form.
Meanings
Examples
The knight bore a shield of gules with a golden lion.
I believe the family crest uses gules to symbolize military strength.
Is the background of the escutcheon gules or crimson?
Is the background of the escutcheon gules or crimson?
He noted that the tincture of the chevron was gules.
The ancient scroll specifies that the border must be gules.