Heraldry: Ordinaries  

Ordinaries are solid lines that can help divide the field, although you do not need to use them if you do divide the field.  Ordinaries can be any colour or metal.

	The  Pale		The  Bend Sinistre
	The  Fess		The  Bend
	The  Cross		The Cross Couped
	The  Saltire		The Chevron
	The Pairle		The Pairle Couped

Any of the ordinaries can be 'Couped' in the  same way as the 'Cross Couped' .