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Chapter 5 - Rules of Heraldry - Charges
Part of an Animal
| Couped | - | cut off from the body in a clean straight line |
| Couped close | - | when referring to the head, cut so that no neck shows |
| Demi | - | when only half an animal is displayed |
| Erased | - | cut off or torn from the body. Leaving jagged ends |
| Gamb | - | a foreleg couped or erased at the "shoulder" |
| Mask | - | the face-on head of a fox or badger |
| Paw | - | a foreleg couped or erased at the "elbow" |
| Queue | - | the tail |
