Canting arms are heraldic bearings that represent the bearer's name (or, less often, some attribute or function) in a visual pun or rebus. The expression...

mottoes and canting arms. Contents Officials and law Duchy of Cornwall Cornish Symbolism A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Canting arms Supporters...

each other, the two branches generally remained friendly. In heraldry, canting arms are a visual or pictorial depiction of a surname, and were and still...

boat, since łódź in Polish means "boat" (thus, this is an example of canting arms). Wich, Urszula (15 Jan 2015). "The City of Lodz Image Building on Official...

synonymous with canting arms. A man might have a rebus as a personal identification device entirely separate from his armorials, canting or otherwise. For...

the canting arms of Morese, Negri, Saraceni, etc., or in the case of Frederick II, possibly to demonstrate the reach of his empire. Even the arms of Pope...

Look up cant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cant, CANT, canting, or canted may refer to: Cant (language), a secret language Beurla Reagaird, a language...

Providence in a Jewish cemetery in Kamienna Góra Eye of Providence in the canting arms of the Jauch family (motto: "Lord thou shalt guide me with thy counsel"...

replaced by a picture. In European heraldry, this technique is called canting arms. Visual and other puns and word games are also common in Dutch gable...

to play a key role. Coats of arms may combine individual, family and fiefdom emblems, some of which have been canting arms from the outset. Family emblems...

name literally means "Boat"). It is a classic example of the so-called canting arms[citation needed] well known in European heraldry as it was borne by the...

becoming gold in a castle. European heraldry contains the technique of canting arms, which can be considered punning. Visual puns on the bearer's name are...

as appearing on the Canting arms of the House of Rossetti. Rose branches, slips, and leaves have occasionally appeared in arms alone, without the flower...

assigned Arthur a dragon on his helmet and standard, which is possibly canting arms on Arthur's father's name, Uther Pendragon. Geoffrey also assigned Arthur...

The bear in the coat of arms of Berlin is also used cantingly, and appears in representations of the Berlin coats of arms in the early modern period...

coat of arms was the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (in either the English or the Scottish version) impaled with the canting arms of her father...

beating a Franciscan friar in Fleet Street, as well as a fictitious coat of arms and family tree. Ironically – and perhaps consciously so – an introductory...

the Borough of Pevensey, used the eagle as an emblem in an instance of canting arms. The earliest known use of the eagle as a heraldic charge is found in...

late medieval heraldry, notably as the arms of the King of Mann (Armorial Wijnbergen, c. 1280), and as canting arms in the city seal of the Bavarian city...

in the canting arms of Morese, Negri, Saraceni, etc., or in the case of Frederick II, possibly to demonstrate the reach of his empire. The arms of Pope...

an armorial device do not have rights or claims to any arms themselves. In heraldry, canting arms are a visual or pictorial play on a surname, and were...

their own shield, often based on the coat of arms of Harvard itself. The Harvard University coat of arms, or shield, has a field of the color 'Harvard...

means Home of Monks, the monk in this case is a self-explanatory symbol (canting arms) who represents the city of Munich. Appearing on a document of 28 May...

Many United States presidents have borne a coat of arms; largely through inheritance, assumption, or grants from foreign heraldic authorities: President...

used in heraldry as stylized testicles (coglioni in Italian) as in the canting arms of the Colleoni family of Milan. A seal attributed to William, Lord of...

Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Serpeyka River. The locality has a canting arms, depicting two sickles, with Russian: серп, Polish: sierp meaning sickle...

strzała, Czech: střela) and the Germanic sund, a strait or sound. The canting arms of the city make reference to that etymology as well as to Stralsund's...

While the origins of these arms vary, including inherited noble arms, arms depicting local landmarks, and canting arms (a visual pun on the city's name)...

the graveyard of Ruokolahti Church. The municipal coat of arms of Ruokolahti is a canting arms that directly refers to the name of the municipality, including...

Sefton, Viscount Molyneux, Molyneux baronets, etc. A famous example of canting arms: Azure, a cross moline or (Burke's Armorials, 1884) the House of Broglie...