Gouttes
Gouttes (drops) are sometimes blazoned by names that imply their color.
| Tincture | Color | Name | Represents | |||||||||
| Argent | White/Silver | Goutte d'eau | a drop of water | |||||||||
| Azure | Blue | Goutte des larmes | a tear drop | |||||||||
| Gules | Red | Goutte de sang | a drop of blood | |||||||||
| Or | Yellow/Gold | Goutte d'Or | a drop of gold | |||||||||
| Purpure | Purple | Goutte de pourpre | a drop of wine | |||||||||
| Sable | Black | Goutte de poix | a drop of pitch/tar | |||||||||
| Vert | Green | Goutte d'huile or Goutte d'olive |
a drop of olive oil |
What some gouttes represent has varied over time.
The plural of goutte is goutty (ie: goutty d'eau).
A picture of tinctured gouttes can be found
here
(created by Gotfrid von Schwaben).
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2006
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