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Alternative forms
:gu. or g. in heraldic contexts.

Etymology
From Old French geule �animal�s mouth, throat� via Middle French geules. Compare with French gueules and Spanish gules.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�gu�lz/
IPA|/�gulz/

Noun
gules

1. tincture The blazoning term for red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.

Translations
trans-top|red colour (noun)
Bosnian: crvena#Bosnian|crvena f
Croatian: crvena#Croatian|crvena f
Dutch: keel
French: gueules
German: Rot
Hindi: लाल (l�l)
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Portuguese: goles, vermelho
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ��вена#Serbian|��вена f
:Latin: crvena#Serbian|crvena f
Slovak: �ervená
Spanish: gules
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Adjective
gules

1. tincture In blazon, of the colour red.

#:*The symbol of the Red Cross is a cross gules.

Translations
trans-top|red (adj.)
Bosnian: crvena#Croatian|crvena f
Croatian: crvena#Croatian|crvena f
Dutch: rood (keel)
French: gueules
German: rot
Hungarian: vörös
Italian: rosso
Polish: czerwony
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Portuguese: gules
Romanian: ro�u
Russian: к�а�н�й
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ��вена#Serbian|��вена f
:Latin: crvena#Serbian|crvena f
Spanish: gules
Swedish: rött
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See also
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

Category:English nouns
Category:Colors
Category:Reds

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