forméforméeadj.2
/ˈfɔːmeɪ/ Heraldry.
Of a cross: Narrow in the centre and broad at the extremities: = pattée adj.
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1660 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 4) ii. vii. 80 Gules, a Cheuron between ten Crosses, Formee, Argent.
1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry ii. 9 Crosse Forme or Patee.
1828–40 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. Formé or Formy, the same as pattée.
1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xxi. §1. 356 Four crosses formées fitchées.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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