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gyronny

Gyronny is a decorative pattern that stands for unity. A gyron, sometimes also called an esquire, is a line that divides a square compartment of a coat or arms from corner to corner. Gyronny refers to the entire shield being divided this way, first in a cross and then per saltire (diagonally), so that the shield is divided into eight compartments. Less commonly a shield may be specified to be gyronny of six, ten, twelve or more pieces. The compartments are usually tinctured with two alternating colors beginning with the upper left compartment of the shield. The origin of the word is from the Spanish ‘gyron,’ a triangular piece of cloth sewed into a garment. A shield gyronny is frequent in Scottish arms.

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