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In article <11JAN93.20082368@skyfox> boyko@skyfox writes:
>I have a small question about your descriptions: how would "tranche
>failli en taillant et retranche" differ from a fess or bar
>dancettee?

You might think of that blazon as similar to "per bend dancetty, gules 
and argent".  From what I understand, dancetty indicates that the partition
line is indented, but with a small number of indentations, i.e. 3 or less.
"tranche failli en tranchant et retranche" would be a dancetty partition line
with only 1 indentation.

>    I am having a bit of trouble picturing that french blazon,
>even after your description. probably my fault.

OK. First, it is a partition, so it separates the field in two regions,
the left one is gules, the right is argent. That partition starts in
the upper-left corner, and ends in the lower-right corner. But, instead
of going in a straight line (in the south-east direction), it starts 
off in that direction, then switches toward the lower *left* corner,
then switches back toward the lower right corner. Or: it is a line 
in three pieces. 

  	------------
	|\ 	   |
	| \ 	   |
	|  \	   |
	|   \	   |
	|    \	   |
	|  ----	   |
	|   \      |
	|     \    |
	|       \  |
	------------

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	Francois Velde