Dacre knot

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Dacre knot
Dacre knot

The Dacre badge.
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Family Dacre family
Region Gilsland

The Dacre knot, a type of decorative unknot, is a heraldic knot used primarily in English heraldry. It is most notable for its appearance on the Dacre family heraldic badge, where its two lower dexter loops entwine a scallop, and its two lower sinister loops entwine a log.[1]

References

  1. Turner, John Christopher (1996). History and Science of Knots. World Scientific. p. 392. ISBN 978-981-02-2469-1.

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