a. Her. Also 7 urde, 9 urdé. [Of obscure origin: possibly due to a misreading and misunderstanding of F. vidée in the phrase croix aiguisée et vidée.]
1. Of a cross: Having the extremities drawn to a sharp point instead of being cut at right angles to the beam; pointed.
1562. Legh, Armory, 61 b. He beareth Tenne, a crosse vrdee, Or.
1572. Bossewell, Armorie, 26. Crosses enuecked, entrayled,… Batune, formye, vrdee, pomelle.
1688. Holme, Armoury, I. 49/1. He beareth Gules, a Cross Urdee (or champain) Or. Ibid., IV. xii. (Roxb.), 509/1. Charged with a crosse vrdee voided at each point a pommell.
c. 1828. Berry, Encycl. Her., I. s.v., A cross, urdée, is the same as that which French heralds call clechée.
1882. Cussans, Handbk. Her., viii. (1893), 126. Aiguisé, or Urdé: used by French and the early English Heralds to signify pointed.
2. Of a bend, etc.: Having the margin or containing line broken into a series of parallel pointed projections. Also of a line broken in this fashion.
1688. Holme, Armoury, I. 32/1. He beareth Argent, a Bend Urdee, or Champaine, Vert. Ibid., 75/1. He beareth party per Bend Urde, Gules and Or. Ibid., 93. He beareth party per Pale, Barry of six contrary Urdee…. Some term it … Barry of 6 Urdee at the ends, or contrary champion at the sides.
1722. A. Nisbet, Syst. Her., I. 23. The other Line is blazoned Urdee or Champagne by Ferne. Upton calls it Vere; because its Points are formed like Pieces of Vair.
