- MULLET
- The heraldic term for a usually geometric charge in
the form of a star that usually (but not exclusively) has five or six radiating points – but see ‘rowel’ and
‘estoile’
(also ‘star 1)’,
‘sun in splendour’ and
‘wavy’.
Flag of
Orzens, Switzerland (fotw); Flag of
Medjimurje, Croatia (fotw); Flag of
Valais, Switzerland (fotw)
Please note, we suggest that a glossary or dictionary of heraldry be consulted regarding the terms given above.
- MULTI-STRIPE
- A flag of four or more parallel stripes or bands, whether plain or defaced,
horizontal, vertical or diagonal, and of equal or unequal width (see also
‘barry’,
‘bendy’,
‘covering’,
‘paly’,
‘partially covering’,
‘defaced’,
‘plain 2)’,
‘rainbow flag’,
‘stripe’ and
‘striped’).
![[Multi-stripe flags]](../images/v/vxt-d5069.gif)
![[Multi-stripe flags]](../images/v/vxt-d5070.gif)
![[Multi-stripe flags]](../images/v/vxt-d4185.gif)
War Flag of Thailand (fotw);
Flag C, International Code of Signals (fotw); Flag of
Friesland, Netherlands (fotw).
Please note that flags bearing a fimbriated stripe (such as that on the
flag of Gambia where the flanking stripes are narrower than the outer ones) should not be considered as multi-stripes, but as fimbriated tricolours
- see 'fimbriated tricolour' (also
‘fimbriation’,
‘stripe’ and
‘tricolour’ ).
![[Multi-stripe flag]](../images/v/vxt-d1744.gif)
National of Gambia (fotw)
- MULTI-TAILED (or TONGUED)
- (adj) The terms used to describe a fly that is cut into more than three tails or tongues
(see also ‘gonfanon’,
‘square-tongued’,
‘swallowtail and tongue’ and
tails).
![[Multi-tailed flag]](../images/v/vxt-d453.gif)
![[Multi-tailed flag]](../images/v/vxt-d453a.gif)
War and Merchant Flag of the Republic of Venice
c1750 (fotw)
- MULTI-TAILED DESCATE
- (adj) The term used to describe a fly that is cut into more than three tails
with rounded ends (see also
‘double-tailed descate’,
‘fly’,
‘gonfanon’,
square-tailed',
‘swallow-tail(ed)’
‘swallowtail and tongue’ and
tails).
![[Multi-tailed descate]](../images/v/vxt-d4245.gif)
Cavalry flag c. 1150, Spain
(fotw)
- MUNICIPAL ARMS (or COAT OF ARMS)
- See ‘civic arms’.
![[arms of Bilov]](../images/v/vxt-d332a.gif)
Arms of Bilov, Czechia (fotw)
- MUNICIPAL CROWN
- See ‘mural crown 1)’.
![[Flag of Versailles]](../images/v/vxt-d1201.gif)
Flag of Versailles, France (fotw)
- MUNICIPAL FLAG
- See ‘civic flag 1))’.
![[flag of Bilov]](../images/v/vxt-d332b.gif)
Flag of Bilov, Czechia (fotw)
- MURAL CROWN
- 1) Generically and in European heraldry, the heraldic term for a coronet composed of battlemented walls showing masonry and
generally from three to five towers, usually (but not exclusively) representative of a municipality
or urban area - a civic, municipal or urban crown – but see 2) and the
note below
(also ‘astral crown’,
‘coronet’,
‘crown’,
‘crown of arms’,
‘hamburgian coronet’,
‘leafy crown’,
‘naval crown’, and
‘provincial crown’).
- 2) Specifically the heraldic term for a coronet with masoned, battlemented walls but without
towers, often representative of a town or city and reputedly based on an ancient
Roman triumphal ornament - but see ‘civic crown 1)’
(also ‘astral crown’,
‘coronet’,
‘crown’) and
‘naval crown’.
![[mural crown]](../images/v/vxt-d4386.gif)
![[mural crown]](../images/v/vxt-d4387.gif)
Flag of Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal (fotw);
National Arms of Spain 1931 – 1939 (fotw);
Flag of Évora, Portugal (fotw)
- MURREY
- The heraldic term for the colour mulberry-red - see ‘shades of tincture’.
- MYTHICAL FLAG
- 1) See ‘suppositious flag’.
2) A newly introduced term that also covers the design of a historical flag which is based upon anecdotal evidence only – but see 1) above (also ‘raven flag’).
Mythical/Suppositious State Flag of
Mississippi 1861 – 1865 (fotw);
Mythical Civil Flag of the US (fotw)
- MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES
- See ‘heraldic beasts’.
Flag of Perugia,
Italy (fotw);
Flag of Skiptvet, Norway (fotw);
Flag of Kuzhenersky, Russia (fotw)
