palewise
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Is palewise a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of palewise?
Definition
adv (English)
1. (chiefly heraldry) Divided by perpendicular vertical lines like pales.Examples: "An oblong figure fesswise divided palewise, from one end a thick projection, and in chief a crescent."not-comparable
2. (chiefly heraldry) In the direction of or positioned like a pale: vertically.Examples: "Erm. three longbows palewise in fess gu."; "Three roundels in chief and two horse-shoes palewise in base, probably intended for the arms of Daubeney and Ferrers."; "Anchor: Placed palewise, unless otherwise blazoned"not-comparable
adj (English)
1. (chiefly heraldry) Pale-like, vertical.Examples: "It is essentially the upper portion (or triangle) of the saltire met slightly above the fess point by a palewise line originating from the middle base. No varied field Bendy seems to have been adopted from this division."; "Party - in ancient heraldry, the word party, used alone, implied a palewise division of the field."not-comparable
Definition source: Wiktionary