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...

a boat, since łódź in Polish means "boat" (thus, this is an example of canting arms). Media related to Flags of Łódź at Wikimedia Commons v t e v t e...

rising diagonally between two floral patterns. The arms are an example of canting arms, since ryb means "fish". This coat was adopted by the Rybnik City Council...

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...

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

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...

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

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"...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

eaglets with a bow and arrow when out hunting. It is far more likely to be canting arms that are a pun based on Lorraine / Erne. (alerion is a partial anagram...

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 municipality is unilingually Finnish. The coat of arms of the municipality is a canting arms; the log driving pike pole, which the bear carries in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

fish known in English as a pike. It is often used in "canting" coats; that is, using coats of arms to make a pun on the last name of the bearer, one of...

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...

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...

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...

are some examples of its use: Cantabrian Labarum, Cantabria, Spain. Canting arms of the commune of Magenta, France. Flag of the municipality of Cartago...

12 m (39 ft) monohulls feature wing-like sailing hydrofoils mounted on canting arms, a soft double-skinned wingsail, and no keel. Unlike AC75s all systems...

"Azure a rowlock argent." A type of rowlock is also featured in the canting arms of Hankasalmi, alluding to the municipality's name (hankain = rowlock...

heraldry. It is especially common in arms in Brandenburg, Pomerania and East Prussia. It is used in the canting arms for the German families von Grape,...

be blazoned as speaking. Crows may also be called corbies, as in the canting arms of Corbet. The Cornish chough is also depicted in heraldry, which looks...