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PORTATE
Etymology
Adjective
portate (not comparable)
(heraldry) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon.
Source: Wiktionary
Por"tate, a. Etym: [L. portatus, p. p. of portare to carry.] (Her.)
Definition: Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross portate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PARADE
(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”
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