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Sanguine (disambiguation) — Sanguine can refer to:* Sanguine personality optimistic, cheerful, even tempered, confident, rational, popular, fun loving; the temperament of blood . One of the four humours, the others being choleric, phlegmatic, and melancholic * Sanguine… … Wikipedia
Heraldry — The German Hyghalmen Roll was made in the late fifteenth century and illustrates the German practice of repeating themes from the arms in the crest. (See Roll of arms) Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning … Wikipedia
sanguine — sanguinely, adv. sanguinity, sanguinness, n. /sang gwin/, adj. 1. cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations. 2. reddish; ruddy: a sanguine complexion. 3. (in old physiology) having blood as the… … Universalium
sanguine — [ saŋgwɪn] adjective 1》 cheerfully optimistic. 2》 (in medieval medicine) having a predominance of blood among the bodily humours, supposedly marked by a ruddy complexion and an optimistic disposition. ↘archaic (of the complexion) ruddy. 3》… … English new terms dictionary
sanguine — adj 1. buoyant, lively, spirited, elated, zestful; hopeful, expectant, anticipatory; confident, optimistic, reassured, assured; happy, blithe, warm, sunny, light hearted, bright, exultant; enthusiastic, zealous, ardent, fervid. 2. reddish,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sanguine — adj. & n. adj. 1 optimistic; confident. 2 (of the complexion) florid; bright; ruddy. 3 hist. of a ruddy complexion with a courageous and hopeful amorous disposition. 4 hist. of the temperament in which blood predominates over the other humours. 5 … Useful english dictionary
Tincture (heraldry) — In heraldry, tinctures are the colours used to emblazon a coat of arms. These can be divided into several categories including light tinctures called metals, dark tinctures called colours, nonstandard colours called stains, furs, and proper . A… … Wikipedia
Tricking (heraldry) — The system of heraldry has two main methods to designate the tinctures of arms: hatching and tricking, i. e. designation of tinctures by means of abbrevations or signs.The Origin of TrickingThe system of heraldry has always had some methods to… … Wikipedia
Portal:Heraldry — Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology History: Ancient Egypt • Ancient Germanic Culture • Ancient Greece • Ancient Japan • Ancient Near… … Wikipedia
Or (heraldry) — In heraldry, Or (from the French word for gold) is the tincture of gold and, together with argent (silver), belongs to the class of light tinctures called metals . In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a field of evenly… … Wikipedia
