Heraldic Term?

[Chas Charles-Dunne]

I have come across, what purports to be an heraldic term -

Cyclamor

Without looking it up - Do you know what it is? If so, how would you describe it?

If you have to look it up - where did you find the answer?

I would prefer honest answers please - An "I've never heard of it", is just as important as a full explanation. To that end, I am giving no clues.

Thanks in advance -

[Kathy McClurg]

From Parker's heraldry: http://karlwilcox.com/parker/?page_id=1277

Cyclamor, fr.: a single large ring, not used in English arms.

USHR Registration: http://usheraldicregistry.com/index.php?n=Registrations.20080327A

Book by John Woodward: http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/john-woodward/a-treatise-on-heraldry-british-and-foreign--with-english-and-french-glossaries-doo/page-34-a-treatise-on-heraldry-british-and-foreign--with-english-and-french-glossaries-doo.shtml and http://www.archive.org/stream/treatiseonherald02wooduoft/treatiseonherald02wooduoft_djvu.txt
Cyclamor — A circular orle, borne singly.

Use in Arms - Bayenghem les Seninghem: http://en.geneanet.org/gallery/?action=detail&rubrique=blasons&id=127443
Heraldic Description : D'azur à l'urne antique d'or contournée d'un cyclamor d'argent

That from a google search of "cyclamor heraldry"

[Chas Charles-Dunne]

Thank you, Kathy. I know perfectly well what it is. I wanted to know, if you did. That is why I asked my first question -

Without looking it up - Do you know what it is? If so, how would you describe it?

I wish I could have done this as a poll.

Sigh ...

[Benjamin Thornton]

Chas - I'll confess I was unfamiliar with the term.

Kathy - pay attention!

[steven harris]

Chas, I will admit to not having seen that tem before. Kathy already cited my go-to source - Parker, 1894

[Jesse Carrasco]

Nope. I have never heard of it before. But now I know what it is. Thanks Kathy

[Jeremy Kudlick]

I had also never heard that term before. Thanks to Kathy for doing the "research" for the rest of us. Google is your friend.

[Kathy McClurg]

I figured it would be more useful to post the citations than to just say "no."

[Peter Harling]

Nope .... never heard of that . Nice one Kathy!
Regards ...... Peter

[Benjamin Thornton]

So, Chas...what's behind this thread? Are you simply testing our knowledge of a moderately rare term, or have you an example to discuss, or a synonym to compare, or something else altogether?