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DECREMENT

Volume 7 · 52 words · 1815 Edition

in Heraldry, signifies the wane of Decrement the moon from the full to the new. The moon in this state is called moon decrecent or in decours; and when borne in coat armour, faces to the left side of the escutcheon, as she does to the right side when in the increment.