Miscellaneous Details of Blazon
The charges are either in one or more of the tinctures, or umbrated, supposedly represented as a shadow, though the representation is closest to an outline alone (an example of similar terminology applied to the "shadows" of a charge are the arms of Risoul, Hautes Alpes, France). Even though it can be argued that it is not strictly accurate, charges consisting of an outline of a particular tincture (where a blazon as voided would not be appropriate) have been blazoned as umbreated of such-and-such a tincture. This is to be distinguished from "a silhouette of " (see examples above).
When a charge is said to be sans something, that part is missing; this is most commonly used in the case of animals missing some body part.
A charge is said to be throughout when it is shown as touching the edges of the shield when this is not its default position.
Some charges can be diminished; that is, shown smaller than their default size.
The many examples of charges blazoned as stylized are practically confined to the heraldry of the United States Army, but this can be open to criticism because it does not necessarily make their appearance clear. Similarly, there are examples in the heraldry of the United States Air Force of a caricatured and conventionalized charges.
In later times there are rare instances of charges "in perspective": normally perspective is ignored in the treatment of charges.
A charge of rectangular form is said to be arraswise when a corner is in front and two sides are visible.
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