English Explanatory Dictionary

guze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A roundlet of the sanguine tincture, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture.

Pronunciation

/ɡjuːz/

Word forms

guze guzes

Etymology

Uncertain. Attested since at least 1562. According to "A Glossary of Terms used in Heraldry" by James Parker (published in 1894) it comes from Turkish göz, meaning “eye”.

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