"inverted pall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inverted palls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} inverted pall (plural inverted palls)
  1. (heraldry) Synonym of pall reversed Categories (topical): Heraldic charges Synonyms: pall reversed [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-inverted_pall-en-noun-cddirn0F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Inflected forms

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          "text": "When the two arms of the \"Y\" are on the hoist it may be called a simple pall, with the two arms on the fly a reversed pall, with the two arms on the top edge an upright pall and with the two arms on the bottom edge of the flag an inverted pall.",
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