Armorial bearings

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Armorial \Ar*mo"ri*al\, a. [F. armorial, fr. armoiries arms,
   coats of arms, for armoieries, fr. OF. armoier to paint arms,
   coats of arms, fr. armes, fr. L. arma. See {Arms}, {Armory}.]
   Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of
   a family.
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         Figures with armorial signs of race and birth.
                                                  --Wordsworth.
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   {Armorial bearings}. See {Arms}, 4.
      [1913 Webster] Armoric