debruise
1debruise — /deuh broohz , dee /, v.t., debruised, debruising. Heraldry. to overlay (a charge) other than an ordinary with an ordinary. [1250 1300; ME debrusen, debrisen to break down, crush < OF debr(u)isier, equiv to de DE + bruisier to break; see BRUISE]… …
2debruise — verb To partially obscure one charge with another …
3debruise — v. a. RG. 410, 529, 537. Fr. debriser …
4debruise — de·bruise …
5debruise — də̇ˈbrüz, dēˈ transitive verb Etymology: Middle English debrusen to break to pieces, from Old French debruisier, from de + bruisier to break more at bruise 1. of a heraldic ordinary : to cross or partly cover (a coat of arms or charge) as if laid …
