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Garb

Heraldic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

In heraldry, a "garb" is a stylized sheaf of wheat, symbolizing agricultural abundance and commonly featured in coats of arms.

Detailed Definition
Garb symbolizes plenty, harvest, and industriousness. Poets often employ it to evoke themes of fertility, labor, and sustenance, enriching agrarian or communal imagery.
Example
Example in poetry:
The garb of wheat, golden and full, stood for harvest of virtue and labor; “Garb of peace,” the pastoral poem praised the fruits of honest toil; The poet placed a garb in base, roots of sustenance beneath glory; Garbs argent on azure marked the family’s agrarian roots in the blazon.
Additional Notes
Garb is a sheaf of wheat, symbolizing agriculture, harvest, or sustenance; it is common in civic and agricultural arms; in verse, the garb represents nourishment, labor, or cyclical renewal; it is often "or" (gold) to signify ripe grain, and may be "slipped" (with stalks) or "bladed" (with leaves).
Also Known As
Sheaf of wheat Wheat sheaf sheaf
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