couped
/kupt/
adjective
- Having a narrow or cut-off top, especially used in heraldry to describe a charge (like a head or limb) that is cut off cleanly rather than torn.
- The coat of arms featured a lion's head couped, with a straight cut across the neck.
- The shield displayed three eagles' heads couped, arranged in a triangle.
- In heraldic design, a boar's head couped is shown with a clean horizontal edge.