debased
Collocations
4ADJ.
complex
DEBASED + NOUN
h, heraldry, tudor
PREP.
in
ADV.
somewhat
Definitions
adj
Brought low; degraded.
8), Azure, a thistle ensigned with an Imperial Crown, all proper; and its use is pretty frequent in the somewhat debased heraldry of the close of the last century and the beginning of the present.
58,) and also a new crest, viz. upon a wreath argent and vert, a demi-dragon erased gules P, gorged about the loins with a ducal coronet ... 59,) are an admirable specimen of the complex and debased heraldry of the day. 1515.
Abased, abaissé: (of a charge) borne lower than usual.
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Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — ruined in character or quality
- corrupted
- vitiated
adjective — lowered in value
- devalued
- degraded
adjective — mixed with impurities
- adulterate
- adulterated
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
38), Azure, a thistle ensigned with an Imperial Crown, all proper; and its use is pretty frequent in the somewhat debased heraldry of the close of the last century and the beginning of the present.
Wiktionary58,) and also a new crest, viz. upon a wreath argent and vert, a demi-dragon erased gules P, gorged about the loins with a ducal coronet ... 59,) are an admirable specimen of the complex and debased h
WiktionaryThe badge itself is a remarkable medley of objects, and another good example of the debased heraldry of Tudor days. It represents a castle with the crowned hawthorn tree of the Tudors growing in the l
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