“basepoint”

The following 3 entries include the term basepoint.

dexter base point

noun

: the lower dexter part of the field of an escutcheon

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middle base point

noun

: the lower middle part of the field of an escutcheon

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sinister base point

noun

: the lower sinister part of the field of an escutcheon

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