Tincture (heraldry) - Wikipedia In medieval heraldry, gules was by far the most common tincture, followed by the metals argent and or, at least one of which necessarily appeared on the majority of arms (see below) Among the colours, sable was the second most common, followed by azure
The Tincture Gules - Heraldica Gules means red in heraldry It has meant red since 1165 at least, in French (where the word is gueules) In early times, other words were also used to mean red, such as "rouge" (red), "vermeil" (vermilion) and "sinople"
GULES | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary The Cross of St George is argent, a cross gules He came across a group of German knights, one of whom wore a coat of arms (argent two bars gules) identical to his own
Gules Explained Gules is portrayed in heraldic hatching by vertical lines, or indicated by the abbreviation g or gu when a coat of arms is tricked The term gules derives from the Middle English goules, which itself is an Old French word meaning "neckpiece made of red fur"
Gules - definition of gules by The Free Dictionary gules (ɡjuːlz) adj, n (usually postpositive) (Heraldry) heraldry red [C14: from Old French gueules red fur worn around the neck, from gole throat, from Latin gula gullet]