Canadian Heraldic Dictionary

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Term Source Meaning Illustration
Locomotive Wheel City of Whitehorse The locomotive wheel (more correctly a steam locomotive drive wheel) is a flanged steel wheel characterized by a counterweight on one side – to balance the weight of the drive-shaft. If a similar wheel is shown without the counterweight, it should be referred to as a railway wheel. Note that the flange is not clearly shown here.
Looping in St. Paul's Cathedral, Regina The blazon here states "... a bordure Or its inner line looping in foils of poplar of the field within the bordure ..." It appears that the bordure is charged with poplar leaf outlines slipped inwards (see foil, above) but precisely how they are "looped in" remains unclear.
Luther Rose Wilfred Laurier Students' Union A rose Argent charged at its centre with a heart Gules, the heart charged with a Latin cross Argent.
Lynx Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts The great predator cat of the North.

 
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Released: November 18, 2008 / Last modified: November 27, 2009