Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In heraldry, a diminutive of the bar, generally considered as being one fourth of its width. It is never used alone. Also written
barrelet . Seebarruletty .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Her.) A diminutive of the bar, having one fourth its width.
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- noun heraldry The smallest
diminutive of thebar , having onefourth thewidth .
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When they are disposed in couples, Barrulets are _Bars Gemelles_, these not being so deep as the barrulet: thus, No. 83, -- for DE HUNTERCUMBE, -- _Erm., two bars gemelles gu.
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
reesetee commented on the word barrulet
In heraldry, the smallest diminutive of the bar, being one-fourth as wide.
July 3, 2008