Estate. Dignity and rank.
Estoile. A star with wavy rays or points, which are six, eight, or sometimes even more in number: No. 242. (See Mullet.)
False. Said of any charge when its central area is removed—thus, an Annulet is a “false roundle.”
Fan, or Winnowing Fan, or Vane. The well-known implement of husbandry of that name, borne by the Kentish Family of De Sevans or Septvans—Az., three fans or (E. 2). This shield appears in the Brass to Sir R. de Sevans, A.D. 1305, at Chartham, in Kent, and in the cloisters at Canterbury.
Fan Crest. An early form of decoration for the knightly helm, exemplified in the 2nd Great Seal of Richard I., and in many other Seals, until about A.D. 1350. (See [Chapter XIV.])
Feathers. Generally those of the Ostrich, sometimes of the swan, the turkey, and a few other birds, borne generally as Crests and Badges, both singly and in plumes or groups. (See Ostrich Feather, Panache, and [Chapter XIV.])
Femme. The Wife, as distinguished from the “Baron,” the Husband.
Fer-de-Moline, or Mill-rind. The iron affixed to the centre of a mill-stone; No. 243: a modification of the Cross-moline; No. [97].
Fermail (plural Fermaux). A buckle: No. 244. Several varieties of form appear in blazon, it being usual to specify them as round, oval, square, or lozenge-shaped. They are always blazoned as buckles.
| No. 243.— Fer-de-Moline. | No. 244.— Fermails. | No. 245.— Fetter-lock. |