Sanguine (heraldry)

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Sanguine is a tincture in heraldry, otherwise one of the "staynard colours" (stains). In the past it was sometimes taken to be equivalent to murrey, but they are now definitely considered two distinct tinctures. 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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