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SENA section A.3.B.1. provides the following definition:
Proper is a term used for a charge in its "natural" or "standard" tincture. ... A list of proper tinctures is found in the Glossary of Terms. ... In general, charges that do not have a heraldically defined proper may be described as proper when a normal person would be able to color them appropriately from knowing only the sort of item with no further color description.
Field Divisions |
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| Per Chevron: | Green leaves, brown trunk |
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Ordinaries |
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| Bend: | Or |
Shapes & Symbols |
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| Cinquefoil (Shape): | One lobe to chief |
| Cross (Charge): | Brown wood |
| Quatrefoil (Shape): | Crosswise (Quatrefoil (Shape) Voided); one lobe to chief (Quatrefoil (Shape)) |
The World & Heavens |
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| Flame: | Alternating tongues of gules and Or |
| Mount: | Vert |
| Mountain: | Vert |
Plants |
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| Acanthus: | Green |
| Acorn: | Brown (Two Acorns Slips Conjoined Issuant from a Trimount, Acorn); brown nut, green leaves (Acorn Slipped & Leaved) |
| Aloe Vera: | Green |
| Ash: | Brown wood and green leaves |
| Aspen: | Green leaves |
| Banana: | Or |
| Bedstraw: | Green plant, gold flowers |
| Beech: | Brown wood, green leaves |
| Belladona: | Purple flowers, green leaves |
| Birch: | Green leaves |
| Blackberry: | Green leaves, black berries |
| Branch: | Brown wood |
| Broom: | Vert |
| Bush: | Brown wood, green leaves |
| Cattail: | Green stem and leaves, brown head |
| Cherry: | Red fruit, green stem and leaves |
| Chrysanthemum: | Green |
| Clove: | Brown |
| Columbine: | Blue petals, green stem |
| Cowslip: | Green plant, yellow flowers |
| Créquier: | Brown wood, green leaves |
| Cucumber: | Vert |
| Daffodil: | Yellow bloom, green stem |
| Daisy: | Argent seeded Or |
| Dandelion: | Or slipped vert |
| Elder: | Brown wood, green leaves; berries are typically purple or blue, but some varieties are red or white |
| Elderflower: | Brown wood, green leaves; berries are typically purple or blue, but some varieties are red or white |
| Fig: | Brown wood, green leaves; figs come in many colors so the tincture of the fruit must be explicitly blazoned (Fig Sprig Fructed); green (Fig Leaf) |
| Firewood: | Brown |
| Flax: | Blue or purple flowers, green leaves and stems |
| Garlic: | Bulb argent, stem and leaves vert |
| Gentian: | Azure flowers, green leaves |
| Gillyflower: | Green leaves, with a red bloom |
| Ginkgo: | Green |
| Grape: | Green leaves |
| Hazel: | Brown nuts and stems, green leaves |
| Heather: | Green leaves and stems, flowers may be white, pink, or purple |
| Hemp: | Green leaves (Sprig of Hemp); vert (Hemp Leaf) |
| Holly: | Green (Holly Leaf); green leaves, red fruit (Three Holly Leaves In Pall) |
| Hop: | Green |
| Hyacinth: | Stem to base |
| Ivy: | Green leaves (Ivy Leaf); green leaves, brown wood (Ivy Vine, Wreath Of Ivy, Wreath of Ivy) |
| Juniper: | Green stem and leaves, blue berries |
| Lady's Mantle: | Green leaves |
| Laurel: | Green |
| Lavender: | Purple flowers, green stem |
| Leek: | Bulb argent, stem and leaves vert |
| Lemon: | Gold fruit, green leaf |
| Lettuce: | Vert |
| Lilac: | Purple flowers, green stem and leaves |
| Linden: | Green (Three Linden Leaves Conjoined In Pall); green leaves (Linden Branch, Linden Branch of Three Leaves Throughout Bendwise, Linden Leaf Inverted, Linden Leaf Inverted Slipped to Base, Linden Branch Twined on Itself, Linden Leaf, Linden Tree Eradicated); green leaves, brown trunk (Linden Leaf Issuant from a Ragged Staff, Linden Tree, Linden Tree Issuant from Base, Linden Tree Eradicated) |
| Mallow: | Green leaves and stems, flowers purple or white |
| Mandrake: | Green plant, pink or argent skin |
| Maple: | Green leaves (Maple Leaf); green leaves, brown wood (Sprig of Maple Leaves, Maple Leaf) |
| Mistletoe: | Green foliage, red berries |
| Mulberry: | Green foliage |
| Nettle: | Green |
| Nopal: | Green with red or purple flowers and fruit |
| Oak: | Brown wood, green leaves, brown acorns (Oak Sprig, Oak Sprig Fructed, Oak Tree, Oak Tree Eradicated, Oak Tree Fructed, Oak Tree Fructed and Eradicated); green leaves (Six Oak Leaves In Annulo, Oak Leaf) |
| Olive: | Brown wood, green leaves, green fruit (Olive Tree, Olive Branch Fructed); green (Olive, Olive Slipped and Leaved) |
| Onion: | Bulb explicitly blazoned, stem and leaves vert |
| Orange: | Brown wood, green leaves, orange fruit |
| Palm: | Brown wood, green leaves |
| Pea: | Green |
| Pear: | Brown wood, green leaves |
| Pine: | Brown wood, green leaves |
| Plane: | Brown wood, green leaves |
| Poplar: | Green leaves, brown stems |
| Quince: | Gold with green stem and leaves |
| Rose: | Gules, barbed vert, seeded Or |
| Rowan: | Brown wood, red berries (Cluster of Rowan Berries); green leaves and stem (Sprig of Rowan Leaves); green leaves, brown wood, red berries (Rowan Tree, Rowan Tree Eradicated) |
| Rue: | Green leaves and stem |
| Sprig: | Green |
| Strawberry: | Green leaves (Strawberry Leaf); green leaves, red fruit (Strawberry Plant); red fruit, green stem (Strawberry) |
| Sunflower: | Yellow petals, brown or black seeds, green leaves and stem |
| Tabacco: | Green leaves, flower color varies |
| Thistle: | Green leaves and ball, with a purple (or sometimes red) bloom |
| Thorn: | Brown wood |
| Tree: | Brown wood (Tree Trunk Eradicated, Tree Blasted, Tree Stump Eradicated, Tree Blasted and Eradicated); brown wood, green leaves (Hurst of Trees Issuant from a Mount, Tree Eradicated Roots and Branches Nowed, Tree Fructed, Tree Issuant From A Mount, Hurst of Trees Couped, Tree Eradicated, Tree) |
| Turnip: | Green leaves, root purple on top and white below |
| Willow: | Brown wood, green leaves |
| Wreath: | Green |
Invertebrates |
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| Bee: | Body Or with sable stripes, wings argent |
| Ladybird: | Gules marked sable |
| Wasp: | Unstated, but may follow that of the bee, body Or with sable stripes, wings argent |
Fishes |
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| Dolphin: | Gray (Natural Dolphin); green with red fins (Winged Dolphin, Dolphin, Dolphin Haurient) |
Reptiles |
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| Caduceus: | Brown wooden staff, green serpents |
Birds |
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| Auk: | Sable with argent belly |
| Chough: | Black with red beak and legs |
| Crow: | Sable |
| Dove: | Argent, with gules (or pink) feet and beak |
| Falcon: | Brown |
| Flamingo: | Pink or red |
| Magpie: | Sable, with argent belly and wing tips |
| Moorcock: | Black with white markings |
| Owl: | Brown, unless owl is blazoned as a type with distinctive coloration (e |
| Peacock: | Azure and vert (Peacock Sword Feather, Peacock Feather); blue and green (Peacock One Leg Raised, Peacock In His Pride, Peacock) |
| Penguin: | Black body, white belly and markings |
| Poppinjay: | Green with red beak and details |
| Puffin: | Belly argent, wings sable, beak and legs Or |
| Raven: | Sable |
| Wing: | Body Or with sable stripes, wings argent |
Beasts |
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| Bear: | Brown fur |
| Beaver: | Brown |
| Boar: | Brown |
| Doe: | Brown |
| Elephant: | Argent, or gray with white tusks |
| Elk: | Brown |
| Fox: | Gules, with argent tail tip; often has sable or argent socks, and may have an argent chest, but these are unblazonable details |
| Lamb: | Argent, haloed Or, bearing a banner argent marked with a cross gules |
| Lion: | Or |
| Mole: | Brown |
| Otter: | Brown, perhaps; best to blazon explicitly |
| Porcupine: | Brown |
| Rabbit: | Brown |
| Reindeer: | Brown |
| Skunk: | Sable marked argent |
| Stag: | Brown |
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| Arm: | Only if skin tone is blazoned (Arm Couped, Arm Couped Maintaining a Dagger, Arm Couped Maintaining a Torch, Arm Couped and Vested Maintaining a Dagger, Arm Couped with Fingers Extended, Arm Embowed Maintaining a Scimitar, Arm Fesswise Maintaining A Club, Arm In Armor Fesswise Embowed Brandishing A Sword, Arm Vested Fesswise, Arm Vested Fesswise Maintaining a Gemmed Ring, Arm Vested Fesswise With A Hand Of Benediction, Arm in Armor Embowed, Cubit Arm, Cubit Arm in Armor, Cubit Arm with Fingers Extended, Gloved Arm Fesswise Couped, Pair of Arms Vested, Pair of Arms Vested Maintaining an Annulet, Two Arms Issuant with Hands Clasped, Two Arms Vested Issuant with Hands Clasped, Arm Fesswise Couped Maintaining A Scarf, Arm Embowed); only if skin tone is blazoned; clothing must be explicitly blazoned (Arm Vested, Cubit Arm Vested) |
| Bone: | Argent |
| Foot: | Only if skin tone is blazoned |
| Hand: | Only if skin tone is blazoned |
| Leg: | Only if skin tone is blazoned |
| Skeleton: | Argent |
| Skull: | Argent |
| Tail: | Or |
| Tongue: | Gules |
| Tooth: | Argent |
| Tusk: | Argent, or gray with white tusks (Elephant's Tusk); brown (Boar's Tusk) |
People |
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| Angel: | Only if skin tone is blazoned |
| Breast: | Only if skin tone is blazoned, goutes explicitly blazoned |
| Child: | Only if skin tone is blazoned, sable hair |
| Crucifix: | Brown wood; human figure must be blazoned |
| Fist: | Only if skin tone is blazoned |
| Fool: | Only if skin tone is blazoned, costume blazoned separately |
| Gorgon: | Only if skin tone is blazoned, serpents blazoned separately |
| Hercules: | Only if skin tone is blazoned, sable hair, golden lion, brown wooden club |
| Janus: | Only if skin tone is blazoned |
| Man: | Only if skin tone is blazoned (Hooded Man's Head Couped at the Shoulders, Hyena-Headed Man, Hyena-Headed Man With One Foot on a Barrel, Man's Head Couped, Man's Head Couped Maintaining a Crown, Man's Head Couped at the Shoulders Wearing a Hat, Man's Head Wearing a Hat Issuant from Base, Man's Head Couped Maintaining a Hat); only if skin tone is blazoned, leaves vert (Savage's Head Affronty); only if skin tone is blazoned, sable hair (Armed Demi-Man Drawing a Bow, Armed Man, Demi-Man Vested, Hooded Man Maintaining a Bowl and Staff, Man Hooded and Robed with Arms Extended, Man In A Boat Holding Arrows Inverted, Man Robed, Man Seated Upon a Throne, Man Vested and Maintaining a Scythe, Man's Head Cabossed, Nude Man, Man Vested); only if skin tone is blazoned, sable sable (Man's Head Couped at the Shoulders); skin brown, sable hair (Moor's Head Couped at the Shoulders) |
| Melusine: | Tail green; human portion only if skin tone is blazoned |
| Mermaid: | Human half only if skin tone is blazoned, tail vert (Mermaid); tail green; human portion only if skin tone is blazoned (Mermaid In Her Vanity, Mermaid Maintaining a Harp, Mermaid in Her Modesty, Mermaid) |
| Merman: | Tail green; human portion only if skin tone is blazoned |
| Monk: | Only if skin tone is blazoned, sable hair |
| Moor: | Skin brown, sable hair |
| Saracen: | Only if skin tone is blazoned, sable hair |
| Savage: | Only if skin tone is blazoned, leaves vert |
| Seraph: | Only if skin tone is blazoned; red hair, and rainbow-colored wings |
| Viking: | Only if skin tone is blazoned, hair yellow |
| Woman: | Only if skin tone is blazoned (Nude Woman, Nude Woman's Head Couped at the Shoulders, Woman Cloaked and Hooded, Woman Mounted on a Bear Passant, Woman with a Raven's Head and Wings, Woman's Head Couped, Woman's Head Couped Maintaining a Crown and Veil, Woman's Head Couped Maintaining a Fillet and Veil, Woman's Head Couped and Hooded Facing Dexter, Woman's Head Couped at the Shoulders, Woman Issuant from Base, Woman); only if skin tone is blazoned, costume blazoned separately (Woman's Head Couped at the Shoulders); only if skin tone is blazoned, sable hair (Woman's Head Coifed and Couped at the Shoulders) |
| Wound: | Gules |
Food |
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| Barrel: | Brown wood |
| Bread: | Brown |
| Churn: | Brown wood |
| Cleaver: | Blade argent, handle Or or brown wood |
| Cornucopia: | Brown, with fruits in their natural colors |
| Kettle Hook: | Black iron |
| Knife: | Blade argent, handle Or or brown wood |
| Pretzel: | Brown |
| Scoop: | Brown wood |
| Trammel Hook: | Black iron |
Clothing |
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| Boot: | Brown leather |
| Needle: | Brown wood |
| Shoe: | Brown leather |
| Shuttle: | Brown wood |
| Spindle: | Brown wood, thread blazoned separately |
| Wool Comb: | Brown wood |
Tools |
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| Board: | Brown wood |
| Hammer: | Sable head and brown wood handle |
| Hod: | Brown wood |
| Level: | Brown wood |
| Mallet: | Sable head and brown wood handle |
Buildings |
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| Arch: | Argent stone (Pair of Arches); only if material is blazoned; a stone item is argent (Arch Stooped, Arch); only if material is blazoned; a stone item is argent, a wooden item is brown (Arch Stooped with Open Doors, Arch with Open Doors) |
| Boardwalk: | Brown wood |
| Castle: | Gray or argent stone |
| Chair: | Brown wood |
| Chest: | Brown wood |
| Door: | Only if material is blazoned; a wooden item is brown |
| Drawbridge: | Brown wood |
| Fountain: | Gray or argent stone |
| Keystone: | Grey stone |
| Obelisk: | Argent stone |
| Sepulcher Stone: | Argent stone |
| Siege Tower: | Argent or gray |
| Stool: | Brown wood |
| Table: | Brown wood |
| Tower: | Argent or gray |
| Wall: | Gray or argent stone |
| Well: | Gray or argent stone |
Arts & Sciences |
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| Bauble: | Brown wood, argent or pink face, explicitly-blazoned vestments |
| Book: | Argent pages, brown leather cover |
| Drum: | Brown wood, argent skin |
| Drumstick: | Brown wood |
| Frame: | Brown wood |
| Hautboy: | Brown wood |
| Paintbrush: | Brown wood handle, sable bristles |
| Thyrsus: | Brown wood, wreathed vert |
| Vielle: | Brown wood |
Farming |
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| Bucket: | Brown wood |
| Carriage Frame: | Brown wood |
| Gate: | Brown wood |
| Hayfork: | Brown wood |
| Mill: | Gray or argent stone |
| Pitchfork: | Brown wood |
| Rake: | Brown wood |
| Saddle: | Brown leather |
| Shovel: | Brown wood |
| Spade: | Brown wood |
| Tub: | Brown wood |
| Wagon: | Brown wood |
Ships & Fishing |
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| Caravel: | Brown wood |
| Drakkar: | Brown wood, sails blazoned separately |
| Hulk: | Brown wood |
| Lymphad: | Brown wood |
| Oar: | Brown wood |
| Trireme: | Brown wood, sails blazoned separately |
Military |
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| Armor Stand: | Brown wood |
| Catapult: | Brown wood |
| Club: | Brown wood |
| Cutlass: | Blade argent, hilt Or |
| Dagger: | Blade argent, hilt Or |
| Gibbet: | Brown wood |
| Grenade: | Sphere sable, flames alternately or and gules |
| Handgun: | Brown wood, black metal |
| Rapier: | Blade argent, hilt Or |
| Scimitar: | Blade argent, hilt Or |
| Sword: | Blade argent, hilt Or |
| War Hammer: | Sable head and brown wood handle |
| War Wagon: | Brown wood |
| Zulfikar: | Blade argent, hilt Or |
Assorted Objects |
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| Firebrand: | Brown wood, flames alternating gules and Or |
| Rod: | Brown wood |
| Smoking Pipe: | Brown wood |
| Staff: | Brown wood |
| Wheel: | Brown wood |
