gules

See also: gulēs

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• gu. or g. (in heraldic contexts)

Etymology

From Old French geule ‎(“animal’s mouth, throat”) via Middle French geules. Compare with French gueules and Spanish gules.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡjuːlz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡulz/

Noun

gules

1. (heraldry) The blazoning term for red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.

Translations

blazoning term for red

• Dutch: keel (nl)
• French: gueules (fr)
• German: Rot (de)
• Hindi: लाल (hi) ‎(lāl)
• Italian: rosso (it)
• Macedonian: црвена f ‎(crvena)
• Portuguese: goles (pt), vermelho (pt)
• Romanian: roșu (ro)

• Russian: че́рвлень (ru) ‎(čérvlenʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: црвена f

  Roman: crvena (sh) f

• Slovak: červená
• Spanish: gules (es)

Adjective

gules

1. (heraldry) In blazon, of the colour red.

   The symbol of the Red Cross is a cross gules.‎

   • 1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, ii 2:

     Now is he total gules, horridly tricked

Translations

heraldry, of the colour red

• Bulgarian: червен (bg) ‎(červen)
• Dutch: rood (nl), keel (nl)
• French: gueules (fr)
• German: rot (de)
• Hungarian: vörös (hu)
• Italian: rosso (it)
• Macedonian: црвен m ‎(crven)
• Polish: czerwony (pl)
• Portuguese: goles (pt)

• Romanian: roșu (ro)
• Russian: кра́сный (ru) ‎(krásnyj), червлёный (ru) m ‎(červljónyj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: црвена f

  Roman: crvena (sh) f

• Spanish: gules (es)
• Swedish: rött (sv)

See also

• (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine ^{(Category: en:Reds)}

Anagrams

• glues
• gusle
• luges

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Catalan

Noun

gules m ‎(uncountable)

1. gules (colour)

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Spanish

Adjective

gules m, f ‎(plural gules)

1. (heraldry) gules