torteau

English

Etymology

From Old French torteau, tortel, from Latin tortus (“twisted”). See tort.

Noun

torteau (plural torteaus or torteaux)

  1. (heraldry) A roundel of a red colour (gules).

References

  • torteau in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

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