hamade

== English == === Alternative forms === hamaide === Etymology === From French, derived from the town of La Hamaide (in Belgium). === Noun === hamade (plural hamades) (heraldry) A bar that does not touch the edges of the shield, especially if borne as part of a set of three (which may be of equal length, or have the top bar longer than the bottom one; and may have straight edges, or slanted edges with the base shorter than the top). === See also === humetté, humet === References === Brooke-Little, J.P. (1996). An Heraldic Alphabet. Robson Books. p. 112. === Anagrams === haemad