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单词 dimidiate
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Definition of dimidiate in English:

dimidiate

verb dɪˈmɪdɪeɪtdəˈmidēˌāt
[with object]Heraldry
  • 1(of a coat of arms or charge) adjoin (another) so that only half of each is visible.

    〔纹章〕两只(盾徽或纹章)对半相接

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the upper part of the Shield a lion passant guardant dimidiates the hulk of a medieval ship.
    • The crest has an oak tree dimidiated with a wheatsheaf, bound together by a blue and white wave.
    • These were, in the Portuguese version, per pale argent and vert, two roses dimidiating as many fleurs-de-lis, in dexter canton a dove volant argent.
    • In the base is a kneeling canon between two shields, one bearing the arms of Basset of Weldon dimidiating those of Ridel, the other bearing the arms of Basset of Weldon alone.
    • The pomegranate dimidiated with a rose, meaning that the two half charges are joined, was one of the badges of Queen Mary of England, who ruled from 1553-1558.
    1. 1.1as adjective dimidiated (of a charge) having only one half depicted.
      (纹章)只画一半的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The arms of Connacht - a dimidiated (divided in half from top to bottom) eagle and armed hand - are recorded as such on a map of Galway dated 1651, now in the library of Trinity College, Dublin.
      • The canton is the arms of the Cinque Ports: per pale gules and azure three lions passant guardant dimidiated and conjoined to the hulks of as many ancient ships all in pale or.
      • The bordures themselves were often dimidiated or even quartered and various lines of partition were used, so that the inside of the bordure might be engrailed or wavy.
      • Francoise's arms in Louis's Book of Hours (Fig.17 in body of article) are also dimidiated.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin dimidiat- 'halved', from the verb dimidiare, from dimidium 'half'.

Definition of dimidiate in US English:

dimidiate

verbdəˈmidēˌāt
[with object]Heraldry
  • 1(of a coat of arms or charge) adjoin (another) so that only half of each is visible.

    〔纹章〕两只(盾徽或纹章)对半相接

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These were, in the Portuguese version, per pale argent and vert, two roses dimidiating as many fleurs-de-lis, in dexter canton a dove volant argent.
    • The crest has an oak tree dimidiated with a wheatsheaf, bound together by a blue and white wave.
    • In the base is a kneeling canon between two shields, one bearing the arms of Basset of Weldon dimidiating those of Ridel, the other bearing the arms of Basset of Weldon alone.
    • In the upper part of the Shield a lion passant guardant dimidiates the hulk of a medieval ship.
    • The pomegranate dimidiated with a rose, meaning that the two half charges are joined, was one of the badges of Queen Mary of England, who ruled from 1553-1558.
    1. 1.1as adjective dimidiated (of a charge) having only one half depicted.
      (纹章)只画一半的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The arms of Connacht - a dimidiated (divided in half from top to bottom) eagle and armed hand - are recorded as such on a map of Galway dated 1651, now in the library of Trinity College, Dublin.
      • The bordures themselves were often dimidiated or even quartered and various lines of partition were used, so that the inside of the bordure might be engrailed or wavy.
      • Francoise's arms in Louis's Book of Hours (Fig.17 in body of article) are also dimidiated.
      • The canton is the arms of the Cinque Ports: per pale gules and azure three lions passant guardant dimidiated and conjoined to the hulks of as many ancient ships all in pale or.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin dimidiat- ‘halved’, from the verb dimidiare, from dimidium ‘half’.

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