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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 |
| Beech: | Brown wood, green leaves |
| Belladona: | Purple flowers, green leaves |
| Birch: | Green leaves |
| 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 |
| 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: | Green (Fig Leaf); brown wood, green leaves; figs come in many colors so the tincture of the fruit must be explicitly blazoned (Fig Sprig Fructed) |
| 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: | Vert (Hemp Leaf); green leaves (Sprig of Hemp) |
| Holly: | Green leaves, red fruit (Three Holly Leaves In Pall); green (Holly Leaf) |
| Hop: | Green |
| Ivy: | Green leaves, brown wood (Ivy Vine, Wreath Of Ivy, Wreath of Ivy); green leaves (Ivy Leaf) |
| Juniper: | Green stem and leaves, blue berries |
| Lady's Mantle: | Green leaves |
| Laurel: | Green |
| Leek: | Bulb argent, stem and leaves vert |
| Lemon: | Gold fruit, green leaf |
| Lettuce: | Vert |
| Lilac: | Purple flowers, green stem and leaves |
| Linden: | Green leaves (Linden Branch, Linden Leaf Inverted Slipped to Base, Linden Branch of Three Leaves Throughout Bendwise, Linden Leaf Inverted, Linden Leaf, Linden Branch Twined on Itself, Linden Tree Eradicated); green leaves, brown trunk (Linden Leaf Issuant from a Ragged Staff, Linden Tree, Linden Tree Eradicated); green (Three Linden Leaves Conjoined In Pall) |
| Mallow: | Green leaves and stems, flowers purple or white |
| Mandrake: | Green plant, pink or argent skin |
| Maple: | Green leaves, brown wood (Sprig of Maple Leaves, Maple Leaf); green leaves (Maple Leaf) |
| Mistletoe: | Green foliage, red berries |
| Nettle: | Green |
| Nopal: | Green with red or purple flowers and fruit |
| Oak: | Brown wood, green leaves, brown acorns (Oak Sprig, Oak Tree, Oak Tree Eradicated, Oak Tree Fructed, Oak Sprig 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: | Green leaves and stem (Rowan Leaf); green leaves, brown wood, red berries (Rowan Tree, Rowan Tree Eradicated); brown wood, red berries (Cluster of Rowan Berries) |
| Rue: | Green leaves and stem |
| Sprig: | Green |
| Strawberry: | Green leaves (Strawberry Leaf, 3 Strawberry Leaves); red fruit, green stem (Strawberry); green leaves, red fruit (Strawberry Plant) |
| 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 Blasted and Eradicated, Tree Trunk Eradicated, Tree Stump Eradicated, Tree Blasted); brown wood, green leaves (Hurst of Trees Issuant from a Mount, Tree Eradicated Roots and Branches Nowed, Tree Issuant From A Mount, Tree Eradicated, Hurst of Trees Couped, 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: | Green with red fins (Winged Dolphin, Dolphin, Dolphin Haurient); gray (Natural Dolphin) |
Reptiles |
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| Caduceus: | Brown wooden staff, green serpents |
Birds |
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| Auk: | Sable with argent belly |
| Crane: | Argent |
| 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: | Blue and green (Peacock One Leg Raised, Peacock In His Pride, Peacock); azure and vert (Peacock Feather) |
| 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 sable feet and argent tail tip |
| 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 (Two Arms Vested Issuant with Hands Clasped, Arm Vested Fesswise, Arm Fesswise Maintaining A Club, Pair of Arms Vested, Pair of Arms Vested Maintaining an Annulet, Arm Couped with Fingers Extended, Arm Embowed Maintaining a Scimitar, Arm Couped, Arm Couped Maintaining a Dagger, Arm Vested Fesswise Maintaining a Gemmed Ring, Arm Couped Maintaining a Torch, Cubit Arm, Arm Couped and Vested Maintaining a Dagger, Arm in Armor Embowed, Arm In Armor Fesswise Embowed Brandishing A Sword, Cubit Arm in Armor, Arm Vested Fesswise With A Hand Of Benediction, Two Arms Issuant with Hands Clasped, Cubit Arm with Fingers Extended, 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 |
| 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, sable hair (Man Robed, Armed Man, Hooded Man Maintaining a Bowl and Staff, Man Vested and Maintaining a Scythe, Man In A Boat Holding Arrows Inverted, Demi-Man Vested, Armed Demi-Man Drawing a Bow, Man's Head Cabossed, Man Hooded and Robed with Arms Extended, Nude Man, Man Seated Upon a Throne, Man Vested); only if skin tone is blazoned (Man's Head Wearing a Hat Issuant from Base, Man's Head Couped, Man's Head Couped Maintaining a Crown, Hooded Man's Head Couped at the Shoulders, Man's Head Couped at the Shoulders Wearing a Hat, Man's Head Couped Maintaining a Hat); skin brown, sable hair (Moor's Head Couped at the Shoulders); only if skin tone is blazoned, leaves vert (Savage's Head Affronty); only if skin tone is blazoned, sable sable (Man's Head Couped at the Shoulders) |
| Melusine: | Tail green; human portion only if skin tone is blazoned |
| Mermaid: | Tail green; human portion only if skin tone is blazoned (Mermaid Maintaining a Harp, Mermaid In Her Vanity, Mermaid in Her Modesty, Mermaid); human half only if skin tone is blazoned, tail vert (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 (Woman's Head Couped Maintaining a Crown and Veil, Woman's Head Couped and Hooded Facing Dexter, Woman's Head Couped at the Shoulders, Woman Mounted on a Bear Passant, Woman's Head Couped, Woman Cloaked and Hooded, Nude Woman, Woman's Head Couped Maintaining a Fillet and Veil, Nude 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 |
| Mallet: | Sable head and brown wood handle |
Buildings |
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| Arch: | Argent stone (Pair of Arches, Arch Stooped, Arch); argent stone, brown wood (Arch with Open Doors, Arch Stooped with Open Doors) |
| Boardwalk: | Brown wood |
| Castle: | Gray or argent stone |
| Chair: | Brown wood |
| Chest: | Brown wood |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
