Hirondelle. A swallow.

Hoist. The depth of a flag from chief to base. See Fly.

Honour Point. [No. 27, L].

Humettée. Cut short at the extremities.

Hurst. A clump of trees.

Hurt. A blue roundle.

Illegitimacy. See [Chapter XII.]

Imbrued, or Embrued. Stained with blood.

Impaled. Conjoined per pale.

Impalement. The uniting of two (or more) distinct coats per pale, to form a single achievement.