Gules
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈɡjuËlz/
- US IPA: /ˈɡulz/
Alternative forms
- gu. or g. in heraldic contexts.
Origin
From Old French geule ("animal’s mouth, throat") via Middle French geules. Compare with French gueules and Spanish gules.
Full definition of gules
Noun
gules
- (tincture) The blazoning term for red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.
Adjective
adjective
- (tincture) In blazon, of the colour red.
- The symbol of the Red Cross is a cross gules.
- 1602 : William Shakespeare, , ii 2Now is he total gules, horridly tricked