dancettée is applied to lines whose teeth or indents are larger and wider than those of a line indente
debruised used when an ordinary or subordinary is placed over an animal or charge (see oppressed and surmounted)
dechaussé used of a charge cut into pieces which are set a small distance apart but preserve the original form (see dismembered)
decked used when the feathers of a bird are trimmed at the edges with a small line of a different colour from the rest of the body
decrescent a half moon having the horns towards the sinister
defamed without a tail
degreed or degraded having degrees or steps at the end
dejected anything thrown down
delve or delf one of the nine marks of abatement resembling a square clod of earth
demi half the top half being understood when no other is mentioned
despectant used of animals looking downwards
developed unfurled as in flying colours
dexter the right hand side of a shield viewed from the position of the person holding it (see sinister)
dimidiated divided in two equal parts
disclosed, expanded or expansed an alternative to displayed used of tame birds
dismembered used of a charge cut into pieces which are set a small distance apart but preserve the original form (see dechaussé)
displayed a bird of prey with its wings expanded
disponed arranged
distilling letting blood
dormant sleeping differs from couchant in that the head is lowered doubled with the lining turned up around the edge
double-queued having two tails (see queue-fourchée)
drapeau a flag
dragon an imaginary heraldic animal
drawing-iron an instrument used by wire-drawers
ducal coronet or crest coronet a coronet composed of four leaves of equal height above the rim
duciper a cap of maintenance