- SURFING FLAG (or PENNANT)
- See ‘beach flag’.
Surfing Flag UK and Surfing Pennant France (fotw)
- SURMOUNTED BY
- 1) In vexillology a term that may be used when one charge is placed above or at the
top of another – but see ‘above 1)’ (also ‘charge 1)’ and topped 1)).
- 2) In heraldry the term used when an ordinary or a charge (or charges) is
(or are) placed over – that is in front of – another as per the examples given
below, and which generally (although not exclusively) touches the field – but see the notes below,
charged 2), ‘debruised’ and
‘overall 2)’ (also
‘charge 1)’,
‘ensigned’,
‘ordinary’ and
‘throughout’.
Civil Flag and Ensign of Danzig 1920 1939 (fotw);
Red Hand Flag of Northern Ireland (fotw);
Army Flag, UK (fotw)
Notes
a) With regard to 2) the correct heraldic term for a charge (such as a crown or coronet)
placed above rather than over - that is in front of - another is ‘ensigned’
as referenced above.
b) Also please note with regard to 2), it is suggested that a glossary or dictionary or heraldry be consulted with regard to comparative
use of the terms "charged", “overall” and “surmounted by”.
- SURROGATE FLAG
- 1) See fictitious flag.
2) A flag that is introduced as a replacement for one previously in use but now banned.
Surrogate/Fictitious flag of the Soviet Army (fotw);
Surrogate Civil Ensign 1945, Japan (fotw)
- SURTOUT
- An alternative heraldic term to overall - see ‘overall 2)’.
Flag of Chκne-Bourg, Switzerland (fotw)
- SWAG (or SWAGGED)
- See ‘fan’ (also ‘bunting 2)’).
- SWALLOW-TAIL(ED)
- 1) A V-shaped cut in the fly of a flag or pennant and forming two points - fork/forked tail or fork-tailed - but see
'double pointed' (also
‘crutch’
‘fly 1)’,
‘indentation(s)’,
‘orthogonal’,
‘palm’, ‘rounded swallow-tail’ and
‘hussar cut’).
- 2) adj A flag or pennant having such a cut or cuts in the fly (see also
‘swallowtail and tongue’, ‘triangular-tongued’ and ‘triple-tailed 2)’)..
Naval Ensign of Germany (fotw);
Flag Z in the German Signal Code (fotw);
State Ensign of Saar, Germany (fotw)
- SWALLOWTAIL AND TONGUE
- 1) A flag as above, but having a narrower third tail between the other two and so coming
to three points at the fly - three-tailed or tongued, or a double-
or (inaccurately) triple-swallowtail (see also
‘indentation(s)’
‘palm’,
‘square-tongued’,
‘tails’,
‘tongue(s) 1)’ and ‘triangular-tongued’
2) See triple-tailed 1)).
War Flag/Naval Ensign of
Finland (fotw);
Flag of Čechy, Slovakia (fotw);
Naval Ensign of Sweden (fotw)
- SWASTIKA
- An ancient symbol in the form of an equal-armed cross with each arm continued at
a right angle, presently used (running anti-clockwise) as the emblem of a Chinese
humanitarian organization founded in 1922 and of the Korean Buddhists, (in a clock-wise form) on some flags of Finland, and until 1945 as the emblem of the German Nazi Party – a
crooked/hooked cross, fylfot or cross potent rebated (see also ‘arrow cross’,
‘cross 2)’, ‘rune(s)’
and ‘sun cross’).
National Flag, Germany 1933-45;
China and Korea (CS); National Socialist White People's Party 1976, US (fotw)
- SWORD
- A sharp-edged weapon consisting of a blade and a hilt (handle); it will
usually be equipped with a full or partial handguard and
in some cases also a pommel. Swords vary much with period and region, although in general (vexillological) use the name largely (but by no means exclusively) refers to a
medieval-type weapon
having a straight double-edged blade, with a hilt, cross-guard and pommel, and based upon a classical Roman short-sword the gladius
but see sabre’, ‘scimitar’ and ‘zulfikar’
(also ‘hilted’ and ‘pommeled’).
Flag of Chavusy, Belarus (fotw);
Flag of Haegebostad, Norway (fotw);
Flag of the Army, UK (fotw)Please note that the many types of sword are beyond the remit of this dictionary, and it is suggested that a suitable source be consulted if further details are required.
- SWORD CROSS
- See ‘cross fitchy’ and
‘cross of Santiago’.
Flag of Laranjeiro, Portugal (fotw);
Flag of Wilstedt, Germany (fotw);
Flag of Vagos, Portugal (fotw)
- SWORD FLAMANT
- See ‘flaming sword’.
Flag of Sγo Miguel de Acha, Portugal (fotw)
- SWORD KNOT
- See ‘dress knot’.
Officer’s Sword/Dress Knot, USN and USCG (marlowwhite.com)
- SWORD OF ALI
- See ‘zulfikar’.
Standard of the Bey of Tunis c1860 - 1957 (fotw)
- SYMBOL
- 1) Generically, the vexilloid, flag, coat of arms, emblem or badge that may be considered representative or symbolic
of a nation, region, municipality, people, organization or cause – see
‘badge 1)’,
‘coat of arms 1),
‘emblem 1)’,
‘emblem, military or governmental’,
‘emblem, state or national’,
‘vexilloid 1)’ and
‘vexilloid 1)’.
- 2) Specifically, see ‘Logo 1)’.
Former Flag of the Nordic Council (fotw);
Flag of Apple Inc., US (fotw);
Flag of Pan American World Airways (fotw)
- SYMBOLS OF DISGRACE
- In heraldry see abatements.
Lion couard denoting cowardice or dishonour (Wikipedia)
- SYMBOLS OF THE STATE OF
- See state symbols.
Some Symbols of the State of New Mexico, US (fotw,
ICH and CS)
- SYMMETRICAL OUTWARDLY (or INWARDLY) STEPPED
- See ‘stepped gonfalon’.