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Dictionary of Vexillology: A (Armed - Armistice)

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ARMED
ARMED AND LANGUED (or ARMED, LANGUED AND MEMBERED)
ARMED SERVICES FLAG(S)
ARMES PARLANTES
ARM FLASH (or PATCH)
ARMIGEROUS
ARMISTICE DAY FLAG

ARMED

1) In vexillology the term relating to a figure carrying weapons � but see ‘armoured’.
2) In heraldry a term used when the claws, teeth talons and sometimes the beak of a beast or bird of prey are shown in a different tincture to the body (see also ‘armed and langued’, ‘attired’, ‘beaked’, ‘langued’, ‘gorged’, ‘harnysed’, ‘jelloped’, ‘membered’ and ‘tincture’).

Flag of Spiringen, Switzerland (fotw); Flag of Flanders, Belgium (fotw); Flag of Sodermanland, Sweden (fotw)

ARMED AND LANGUED (or ARMED, LANGUED AND MEMBERED)

In heraldry, see ‘armed 2)’, ‘langued’ and ‘membered’.

Flag of Noville, Switzerland (fotw); Flag of Valdice, Czechia (fotw); Flag of Wiggiswil, Switzerland (fotw)

ARMED SERVICES FLAG(S)

A generic term for any flag that pertains to, or represents a branch of the armed services, or a unit within that branch.

Colour of the Royal Navy 1939-1952, UK (fotw); Air Force Ensign, South Africa (fotw); Flag of the Army, US (fotw);

Please note however, that the various types of flags used by the armed services – for example an appointment flag, branch of service flag, camp flag, colour, flag of command, guidon, naval jack, positional or rank flag, etc. – are separately defined herein and are, we suggest, to be preferred in description.

ARMES PARLANTES