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 arterial blood.

The Heraldic Tincture Series
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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