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Definition of dimidiate in English: dimidiateverb dɪˈmɪdɪeɪtdəˈmidēˌāt [with object]Heraldry 1(of a coat of arms or charge) adjoin (another) so that only half of each is visible. 〔纹章〕两只（盾徽或纹章）对半相接 Example sentencesExamples - In the upper part of the Shield a lion passant guardant dimidiates the hulk of a medieval ship.
- The crest has an oak tree dimidiated with a wheatsheaf, bound together by a blue and white wave.
- These were, in the Portuguese version, per pale argent and vert, two roses dimidiating as many fleurs-de-lis, in dexter canton a dove volant argent.
- In the base is a kneeling canon between two shields, one bearing the arms of Basset of Weldon dimidiating those of Ridel, the other bearing the arms of Basset of Weldon alone.
- The pomegranate dimidiated with a rose, meaning that the two half charges are joined, was one of the badges of Queen Mary of England, who ruled from 1553-1558.
- 1.1as adjective dimidiated (of a charge) having only one half depicted.
（纹章）只画一半的 Example sentencesExamples - The arms of Connacht - a dimidiated (divided in half from top to bottom) eagle and armed hand - are recorded as such on a map of Galway dated 1651, now in the library of Trinity College, Dublin.
- The canton is the arms of the Cinque Ports: per pale gules and azure three lions passant guardant dimidiated and conjoined to the hulks of as many ancient ships all in pale or.
- The bordures themselves were often dimidiated or even quartered and various lines of partition were used, so that the inside of the bordure might be engrailed or wavy.
- Francoise's arms in Louis's Book of Hours (Fig.17 in body of article) are also dimidiated.
OriginLate 16th century: from Latin dimidiat- 'halved', from the verb dimidiare, from dimidium 'half'. Definition of dimidiate in US English: dimidiateverbdəˈmidēˌāt [with object]Heraldry 1(of a coat of arms or charge) adjoin (another) so that only half of each is visible. 〔纹章〕两只（盾徽或纹章）对半相接 Example sentencesExamples - These were, in the Portuguese version, per pale argent and vert, two roses dimidiating as many fleurs-de-lis, in dexter canton a dove volant argent.
- The crest has an oak tree dimidiated with a wheatsheaf, bound together by a blue and white wave.
- In the base is a kneeling canon between two shields, one bearing the arms of Basset of Weldon dimidiating those of Ridel, the other bearing the arms of Basset of Weldon alone.
- In the upper part of the Shield a lion passant guardant dimidiates the hulk of a medieval ship.
- The pomegranate dimidiated with a rose, meaning that the two half charges are joined, was one of the badges of Queen Mary of England, who ruled from 1553-1558.
- 1.1as adjective dimidiated (of a charge) having only one half depicted.
（纹章）只画一半的 Example sentencesExamples - The arms of Connacht - a dimidiated (divided in half from top to bottom) eagle and armed hand - are recorded as such on a map of Galway dated 1651, now in the library of Trinity College, Dublin.
- The bordures themselves were often dimidiated or even quartered and various lines of partition were used, so that the inside of the bordure might be engrailed or wavy.
- Francoise's arms in Louis's Book of Hours (Fig.17 in body of article) are also dimidiated.
- The canton is the arms of the Cinque Ports: per pale gules and azure three lions passant guardant dimidiated and conjoined to the hulks of as many ancient ships all in pale or.
OriginLate 16th century: from Latin dimidiat- ‘halved’, from the verb dimidiare, from dimidium ‘half’. |