Meaning & use
Nowy
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In heraldry, describing a line or ordinary, such as a cross, that has a rounded, dome-like bulge in the center.
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The coat of arms features a cross nowy, its center swelling into a small circular boss.
The herald explained that a bar nowy differs from a plain bar by its raised central curve.
A note on using this word
A specialist heraldic term, from Old French 'noue', related to the idea of a knot or swelling; it appears almost exclusively in descriptions of coats of arms.
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