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| | Crest (heraldry) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | In (The study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies) heraldry, a crest is a component of a (The official symbols of a family, state, etc.) coat of arms. |
 | | It is a figure (or group of figures), often but not always a beast of some kind, depicted atop the helmet placed above the (A protective covering or structure) shield. |
 | | Some armigers used their crest as a personal badge, which led to the erroneous use of the word "crest" to describe a shield or full coat of arms. |
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