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estoil(e Her.|ɪˈstɔɪl|
Also 7 estile.
[a. OF. estoile, mod.F. étoile.]
A common charge in the form of a star with wavy points or rays.
1572J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 114 Three cressants and as many Estoiles montans of the seconde: borne by the name of Dillon. a1661Fuller Worthies (1840) II. 79 His [John Gwillim's] industry..about stars (but here we must call them estoiles). 1688R. Holme Armoury ii. 16/2 A Star..is better in Blazon to be termed an Estile or Estoile. 1763Brit. Mag. IV. 303 A chevron between three estoils, sable. 1864Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. ix. 47 The Mullet essentially differs from the Estoile the rays of which are always wavy. |