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Langued

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

A heraldic term describing an animal depicted with its tongue visibly extended, often in a contrasting color for emphasis.

Detailed Definition
Depicts beasts with tongues emphasized, symbolizing speech or aggression. Poetically, it can evoke voice, passion, or fierceness.
Example
Example in poetry:
The lion, langued gules, showed passion in its very tongue; “Langued with truth,” the sonnet declared the speaker’s fiery honesty; The poet described the serpent as langued azure, wisdom’s cool speech; On the griffin, langued sable suggested silence more potent than words.
Additional Notes
Langued specifies the color of an animal’s tongue, often differing from its body (e.g., "a lion rampant gules langued azure"); like "armed," it adds vivid detail; in verse, a brightly langued beast may symbolize speech, venom, or vitality; langued is almost always paired with armed in full blazons.
Also Known As
Tongued
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