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guze

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɡjuːz/

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noun

Meaning 1

A roundlet of the sanguine tincture, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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History

Etymology

Uncertain. Attested since at least 1562. According to "A Glossary of Terms used in Heraldry" by James Parker (published in 1894) it comes from Turkish göz, meaning “eye”.