Sanguine (heraldry)
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Sanguine is a tincture in heraldry, otherwise one of the "staynard colours" (stains) and is sometimes taken to be equivalent to murrey. It is a brownish red, the colour of venous blood.
| The Heraldic Tincture Series |
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| Rule of Tincture |
| Metals: > Argent | Or | |
| Colours: > Azure | Gules | Purpure | Sable | Vert | |
| Furs: > Ermine | Vair | Potent | |
| Stains: > Murrey | Tenné | Sanguine | |
| Other: > Bleu celeste | Carnation | Cendrée | Orange | |
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