Gyron

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gyron \Gy"ron\ (j[imac]"r[o^]n), n. [F. giron; of German origin.
     See {Gore} a piece of cloth.] (Her.)
     A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at
     the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the
     escutcheon. When there is only one gyron on the shield it is
     bounded by two lines drawn from the fess point, one


     horizontally to the dexter side, and one to the dexter chief
     corner.
     [1913 Webster]