invected

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   heraldry: edged with a series of convex semicircles or arcs whose points face inward

   Tom specified three invected lines for the imaginary coat of arms.

From Latin invectus, the past participle of invehere, 'to carry in or bring in,' plus English -ed. In heraldry, invected is conventionally contrasted with engrailed: the arcs curve in the opposite direction.

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