palewise
adverb
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adj
Etymology: From pale + -wise.
- Pale-like, vertical.
“It is essentially the upper portion (or triangle) of the saltire met slightly above the fess point by a palewise line originating from the middle base. No varied field Bendy seems to have been adopted from this division.”
“Party - in ancient heraldry, the word party, used alone, implied a palewise division of the field.”
adv
Etymology: From pale + -wise.
- Divided by perpendicular vertical lines like pales.
“An oblong figure fesswise divided palewise, from one end a thick projection, and in chief a crescent.”
- In the direction of or positioned like a pale: vertically.
“Erm. three longbows palewise in fess gu.”
“Three roundels in chief and two horse-shoes palewise in base, probably intended for the arms of Daubeney and Ferrers.”