FIELD. The whole surface of the shield or escutcheon: it is the ground upon which the colours, tinctures, furs, ordinaries, and charges, are represented.
FIGURED. Those bearings which are depicted with a human face, are said to be figured.
Ex. Gules, three bezants figured.
FILLET. The only diminutive belonging to the chief; its width is one-fourth of the chief, and is always placed at the base of it. See [CHIEF], p. 18.
FIMBRIATED. An ordinary having a border of a different tincture is said to be fimbriated.
Ex. Azure, a bend gules, fimbriated argent.
FITCHY. Is from the French word fiché, fixed. It is generally applied to crosses which have their lower branch pointed, so that it could be fixed in the ground. See [CROSS FITCHY].
FLANCHES. Are formed of two curved lines placed opposite each other.