Gold (Or)
Generosity and elevation of the mind |

Silver (Argent)
Peace and sincerity

Red (Gules)
Warrior or martyr; Military strength and magnanimity

Blue (Azure)
Truth and loyalty

Green (Vert)
Hope, joy, and loyalty in love

Black (Sable)
Constancy or grief

Purple (Purpure)
Royal majesty, sovereignty, and justice

Orange (Tawny or Tenne)
Worthy ambition

Maroon (Sanguine or Murray)
Patient in battle, and yet victorious

Furs*
Dignity* (see below)

*The mere fact that a shield or crest contains furs suggests a mark of dignity. The furs are ermine (black with white spots), erminois (yellow or gold with black spots), vair (geometric design, usually blue and white), and pean (black with yellow or gold spots).
Nebuly Line
Clouds or air

Wavy Line
Sea or water

Engrailed Line
Earth or land

Invected Line
Earth or land

Indented Line
Fire

Dancette Line
Water ¹

|Raguly Line
Difficulties that have been encountered

Embattled Line
Walls of a fortress or town (also, fire)