gules

Definitions


[ɡjuːlz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- red, as a heraldic tincture
(e.g: sword and long cross gules)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French goles (plural of gole ‘throat’, from Latin gula), used to denote pieces of red-dyed fur used as a neck ornament




definition by Oxford Dictionaries