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1
Q

shooting along a castle wall

A

lateral defense

2
Q

vertically sliding grille used to protect a hall or entryway

A

portcullis

3
Q

a charge in the shape of a spot, with specific names due to what color it is

A

roundel

4
Q

verbal description of a heraldic arms, precise and concise as possible

A

blazon

5
Q

or, argent, gules, azure, purpure, vert, sable

A

gold, silver, red, blue, purple, green, black

6
Q

designated hue of a shield/heraldic arms, divided into two categories

A

tincture

7
Q

decorative and symbolic material surround a shield

A

augmentations

8
Q

parts of “achievement of arms”:
[figures] [fluttering flourish]
[above] [beneath shield]

A

supporters, mantling,

helm, motto

9
Q

artificial hill

A

motte

10
Q

the protected yard a motte is in

A

bailey

11
Q

towers for lateral defense

A

bastions

12
Q

lion charge forms:

[rampant] [passant]

A

rearing on one leg, walking

13
Q

round bastions that extruded from rectangular wall structure, often at corner points

A

D-towers

14
Q

symbols that mark position of a son in line of inheritance

A

marks of cadency

15
Q

charges arrayed across part of a shield in a pattern/repeating

A

semy

16
Q

post of a lion

A

presentation

17
Q

top pathway along castle walls

A

wall walk

18
Q

raised wall that shields the wall walk

A

battlements

19
Q

a notch form which alternates between teeth and gaps

A

crenellation

20
Q

the “teeth” of crenellation

A

merlons

21
Q

the “gaps” of crenellation

A

embrasures

22
Q

system of bracketing/holes to allow the vertical defense of a wall by shooting straight down

A

machicolation

23
Q

semi-open coverings over battlements

A

hoardings

24
Q

geometric designs imposed on shields

A

divisions

25
Q

most common divisions on a shield are called

A

ordinaries

26
Q

1) zig-zag line on shield
2) wave-like line on shield
3) crenellation design on shield

A

1) indented
2) wavy
3) embatted

27
Q

parts of a shield:

1) top 2) left 3) right 4) bottom

A

1) chief
2) sinister (viewer’s right side)
3) dexter (viewer’s left side)
4) base

28
Q

wooden fence that encloses the bailey

A

palisade

29
Q

the tower on the motte

A

keep

30
Q

thin outward-facing openings too narrow to climb through but are used for attack/light

A

arrow loops

31
Q

little pictures, designs, emblems placed on a shield

A

charges

32
Q

realistic charges are called

A

proper charges

33
Q

defensive trench, which could be empty or filled with water, that surrounded a castle

A

moat

34
Q

sloping the lower part of an outward castle wall so as to make offense/attack difficult for the enemy

A

battered

35
Q

the inner ward area surrounded by the inner walls

A

inner bailey