单词 | rompu |
释义 | rompuadj. Heraldry (now rare). Of an ordinary or diminutive: interrupted in its progress, with part displaced but not cut off (see coupé adj.). Frequently as postmodifier. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > broken rompee1632 rompu1632 fracted1828 1632 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 2) iii. v. 133 This cheueron in Blazon is called Rompe or rather Rompu. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Rompee, or Rompu, in Heraldry, is applied to Arms, or other Ordinaries, that are represented broken; and to Chevrons whose upper Points are cut. 1745 F. Nichols Irish Compend. (ed. 4) Suppl. 35 Or, a Chevron Rompu, (brise, viz. broken, or disjointed) Azure. 1882 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (ed. 3) v. 82 In this example..the Pales..are rompu, or broken by a Bend. 1907 G. W. Eves Heraldry as Art iii. 58 A line is Rompu when it is interrupted.., and an instance of this occurs in the Arms of Allen, which is per bend rompu. 1993 B. J. Stein U.S. Army Heraldic Crests ii. 310/1 The chevron rompu represents participation in the Meuse-Argonne offensive during World War I as the 320th Infantry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1632 |
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