armorial

[ ahr-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to heraldry or heraldic bearings.
2. bearing a coat or coats of arms:

   a set of armorial china.

noun

1. a book containing heraldic bearings and devices.

armorial

/ ɑːˈmɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms

noun

1. a book of coats of arms

Other Words From

• unar·mori·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of armorial¹

First recorded in 1570–80; armory + -al ¹

Example Sentences

To really understand the Chanel collection, for example, which ultimately looked a whole lot better than the designer Virginie Viard’s recent stabs at halfhearted casual couture, you had to eschew the live action for the static lookbook: 30 styles versus the short’s five, including some lavishly restrained midnight blue gowns and not-quite-understated armorial tweed jackets.

From New York Times

For my stationery, it’s from Armorial.

From Wall Street Journal

Many were vain enough to have these armorial crests, with bears and dragons or even ships or castles on them, but Sir Lancelot always contented himself with a bare helmet, or a bunch of feathers which would not hold spears, or, on one occasion, a soft lady’s sleeve.

From Literature

He has forsaken the elaborate waxed mustache of his French-speaking alter-ego for a clean-shaven look – and lipstick and a full head of stiffly coiffed hair and the sort of armorial dresses that force you to imagine the corset underneath.

From New York Times

The armorial was discovered in pieces embedded in Tudor Cottage, in Hanwell near Banbury in March, as builders were taking walls down.

From BBC