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# Dictionary of Vexillology: A (Armed – Armistice)

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- ARMED
- ARMED AND LANGUED (or ARMED, LANGUED AND MEMBERED)
- ARMED SERVICES FLAG
- ARMES PARLANTES
- ARM FLASH (or PATCH)
- ARMIGEROUS
- ARMISTICE DAY FLAG

ARMED
  1) In vexillology the term relating to a figure carrying weapons – but see armoured.
  2) In heraldry a term used when the claws, teeth talons and sometimes the beak of a beast or bird of prey are shown in a different tincture to the body (see also armed and langued, attired, beaked, langued, gorged, harnysed, jelloped, membered, tincture and unguled).

  Flag of Spiringen, Switzerland; Flag of Flanders, Belgium; Flag of Sodermanland, Sweden

ARMED AND LANGUED (or ARMED, LANGUED AND MEMBERED)
  In heraldry, see armed 2), langued and membered.

  Flag of Noville, Switzerland; Flag of Valdice, Czechia; Flag of Wiggiswil, Switzerland

ARMED SERVICES FLAG
  A generic term for any flag that pertains to, or represents a branch of the armed services, or a unit within that branch.

  Colour of the Royal Navy 1939–1952, UK; Flag of the Army, US; Flag of the Air Force, Dominican Republic

  Please note however, that the various types of flags used by the armed services – for example an appointment flag, branch of service flag, camp flag, colour, flag of command, guidon, naval jack, positional or rank flag, etc. – are separately defined herein and are, we suggest, to be preferred in description.

ARMES PARLANTES
  In heraldry a phrase used as an alternative to the term canting.

  Flag of Bila Tserkva (or White Church), Ukraine

ARM FLASH (or PATCH)
  See badge 3) and regimental colours 2) (also military crest).

  Arm Flash/Patch of The Royal Armoured Corps, UK

ARMIGEROUS
  (adj) The heraldic term for possessing or showing a coat of arms – see coat of arms 2) (also armorial bearings and blazon).

  Coats of Arms of the 10th Duke of Richmond, the 11th Duke of Marlborough and the 10th Duke of Buccleuch (Wikimedia)

ARMISTICE DAY FLAG
  See service flag 3).

  Armistice Day Flag/American War Mothers, US

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