Champaine

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of champagne (“(ordinary occupying) the base of the shield”). alt-of, alternative

    "3. Two rows of Vair, on a champagne gules an open crown or (both 2 and 3 for CRONBERG)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Curved (concave), enarched, or sometimes varriated; especially in the phrase point champaine, an abatement consisting of a curved (or sometimes horizontal) stain the bottom of the shield.

    "Purpure, a bend champaine argent—ARCHBY. Argent, a pale champaine vert—BOWMAN. Bendy of six champaine purple and argent—BOWBRIDGE. Gyronny of four champaine or, enarched argent and gules—BRAUNECK."

Synonyms

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plainalkali flatalluvial plainbailiwickbasinbottomland

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"Purpure, a bend champaine argent—ARCHBY. Argent, a pale champaine vert—BOWMAN. Bendy of six champaine purple and argent—BOWBRIDGE. Gyronny of four champaine or, enarched argent and gules—BRAUNECK."

Etymology

French champagne (“base of a coat of arms”).

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