Memorials

shield, or shield-like surface upon which coats of arms are depicted

Alternate Names: shield; shield of arms

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Generic term for ministering spirits or divine messengers known in several theologies, forming an order of spiritual beings superior to man in power and intelligence. In Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and other theologies, the attendants and messengers of the Deity.

Alternate Names: putto; cherub; seraph; archangel

the escutcheon, or shield, carries the arms in the heraldic achievement

Alternate Names: coat of arms; heraldry

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worked rock hat has been cut, shaped, crushed, or otherwise formed for use in construction or other purposes

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