barry

Etymology

From French barré (“striped, barred”).

noun

  1. (heraldry) A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.

adj

  1. (heraldry) Traversed (transversely) by bars.
    Coordinate term: barruly

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