undyadj.
Heraldry.
Wavy.
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1592 W. Wyrley True Vse Armorie 9 The sonne of Thomas went away with his ancestors marke without distinction (being vndie golde and red).
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vndé,..in Blason, vndie, or wauie.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Undee, or Undy, in Heraldry.
1780 Encycl. Brit. V. 3588/1 Vert, a Chief undy Or.
1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 694/1 A bend undy or wavy is not a mere bend with a wavy edge, but the whole bend is in waves.
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