RHSC Canadian Heraldic Dictionary: I-index

Canadian Heraldic Dictionary

Term	Source	Meaning	Illustration
Icarus	Cadet Camp Borden. Vol I, P 32	Icarus was the son of Daedalus, the creator of the Cretan labyrinth. In attempting to escape form Crete, with wings created by his father, his pride made him fly too high, his wings being melted by the sun. The allusion, in this context, is to flying as high as one can, but with avoidance of excessive pride.
Icelandic Falcon	Gray, D.J., Vol V, P 381	This Falcon refers to the Grantee’s Icelandic heritage.
Ichthus	Ecclesiastical Province of Canada	The charge fesswise in these arms is the ichthus (Greek "" fish), the oldest known symbol of Christianity. It must have been used as a charge in Britain, but I can find no mention of it in any of the standard heraldic diction-aries. It is always shown as a simple outline of a fish, made of two curving lines.
Igloo	Gilmour, J.G.	The temporary snow-block dwelling used by the Inuit people.
Indian Corn	Town of Ridgetown, ON. Vol III, P 307	Indian Corn (also known as maize) was named when the first explorers thought that their destination was the shores of India. It is a classical North American agricultural product. In this case, it suggests the agricultural nature of the community.
Infinity Sign	White, R.A., Vol V, P 162	The Infinity Sign, seen here in chief between the two trillium flowers, is a mathematical symbol.
Inking Ball	Davies,M.R.L. Vol IV, P 291	The Inking Ball is employed by hand-printers to apply ink to the typeface. It is used heraldically to suggest printing and newspaper publishing.
Inkwell	Bryant, J.B. Vol VI, P 257	The Inkwell at the centre of these arms refers to the grantee’s work as a secretary to eight Governors General.
Inuit Drum	Irniq, P. Vol. IV, P 133	The Inuit Drum is an important part of Inuit culture.
Inukshuk	Cadet SU (Northern)	A structure built of rough stones, resembling the figure of a man, constructed usually on a local prominence by the Inuit and used as a guide.
Iota-Chi	Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton, NB. Vol III, P14	The Greek Letters Iota Chi represent the words Jesus Christ in Greek. The monogram represents the name of the Cathedral.
Irate	Ontario Regiment	A cat statant guardant irate Or. A more "heraldic" sounding word than angry
Irish Wolfound	Shaunessy, T.G. Vol VI, P305	The Irish Wolfhound is a very large “sight hound” from Ireland. The name originates from its purpose, wolf hunting with dogs, rather than its appearance. It is the tallest of all dog breeds.
Iron, Alchemic Symbol	Bogie	An annulus with an arrow pointing diagonally to the sinister (resembles the commonly-used symbol for the male sex).
Iroquois Warrior	Ville de Lasalle, Quebec. Vol II, P 170	The Iroquois Warrior supporting the dexter side of the arms alludes to the contact between the great explorer Robert de La Salle and members of the Iroquois nation when he negotiated with them at Cataraqui in 1672 on behalf of Frontenac, the governor of New France. They later became the great native enemies of the French in North America.
Iroquois Warrior (Head)	HMCS Iroquois. Vol V, P 414	The Iroquois were a group of First Nation tribes that originated in northern New York and later emigrated to Canada.