n: Garter]

Ex. Argent, a garter, gules.

The _cotice_ which is the fourth part of the bend. Cotices generally
accompany the bend in pairs; thus a bend between two cotices is said
to be cotised.

[Illustration: Cotice]

Ex. Gules, a bend, argent, coticed of the same.

The _riband_, which is one third less than the garter and the
_bendlet_, must never occupy more than one sixth of the field.

[Illustration: Riband]

Ex. Argent, a riband vert.

[Illustration: Bendlet]

Ex. Gules, two bendlets, engrailed, argent.

The _bend sinister_ is the same breadth as the bend dexter, and is
drawn from the sinister to the dexter side of the shield.

[Illustration: bend sinister]

Ex. Argent, a bend sinister, purpure.

The _scarpe_ is the diminutive of the bend sinister, and is half its
size.

[Illustration: scarpe]

Ex. Argent, a scarpe, purpure.

The _baton _is the fourth part of the bend, and, as before mentioned,
it is a mark of illegitimacy, and seldom used in Heraldry, but by the
illegitimate descendants of royalty.

[Illustration: baton]

Ex. Gules, a baton, sable, garnished, or.

THE FESS AND BAR.

The _fess_ is formed by two horizontal lines drawn above and below the
centre of the shield. The fess contains in breadth one third of the
field.

[Illustration: fess]

Ex. Argent, a fess, azure.

The _bar _is formed in the same manner as the fess, but it only
occupies the fifth part of the field. It differs from the fess, that
ordinary being always placed in the centre of the field; but the bar
may be placed in any part of it, and there may be more than one bar in
an escutcheon.

[Illustration: Bar]

Ex. Gules, two bars, argent.

The _closet_ is a diminutive of the bar, and is half its width.

[Illustration: Closet]

Ex. Argent, two closets, azure.

The _barrulet_ is half the width of the closet.

[Illustration: Barrulet]

Ex. Gules, two barrulets, argent.

The annexed example is to illustrate the word _gemels_, which is
frequently used to describe double bars. The word _gemels_ is a
corruption of the French word _jumelles_, which signifies double.

[Illustration: Gemels]

Ex. Azure, two bars, gemels, argent.

When the shield contains a number of bars of metal and colour
alternate, exceeding five, it is called _barry_ of so many pieces,
expressing their numbers.

[Illustration: Barry]

Ex. Barry of seven pieces, argent and azure.

THE CHEVRON.

The figure of the _chevron_