EMBATTLED GRADY. Where the battlements gradually rise one above another.
Ex. Argent, a fess gules, embattled grady. See the lines [p. 11.]
EMBOWED. Any thing bent or curved, like a bow.
Ex. Gules, a dolphin naiant embowed or.
EMERALD. The name of a precious stone formerly substituted for vert in emblazoning the arms of the nobility of England.
EN ARRIÈRE. An expression borrowed from the French, to signify any creature borne with its back to view.
Ex. Argent, an eagle proper en arrière.