In heraldry, one of the small teardrop-shaped charges representing a drop of liquid on a coat of arms.
From Old French 'goutte', meaning 'drop'. This heraldic term preserves the original French form and meaning, used in the specialized vocabulary of coat-of-arms description.
Medieval heralds had specific French terms for every tiny symbol on shields—'goutte' for drops is one of the few where the French name stuck in English heraldry, making it sound mysteriously fancy!
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