hatchment
/hach-muhnt/US // ˈhætʃ mənt //UK // (ˈhætʃmənt) //
孵化器,孵化,舱口,舱门
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Heraldry.
- : a square tablet, set diagonally, bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person.
Examples
If the family bore arms, the hatchment, emblazoned with this emblem, was hung upon the door.
There is the inverted triangular plan, and the shield or hatchment form.
I refer to the methods of depicting arms upon hatchments, and more particularly to the hatchment of a married woman.
If for a bachelor the hatchment bears upon a shield his arms, crest, and other appendages, the whole on a black ground.
It is thus easy to discern from the hatchment the sex, condition and quality, and possibly the name of the deceased.
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