Ex. Argent, a garter, gules.

The _cotice_ which is the fourth part of the bend. Cotices generally
accompany the bend in pairs; thus a bend between two cotices is said
to be cotised.

[Illustration: Cotice]

Ex. Gules, a bend, argent, coticed of the same.

The _riband_, which is one third less than the garter and the
_bendlet_, must never occupy more than one sixth of the field.

[Illustration: Riband]

Ex. Argent, a riband vert.

[Illustration: Bendlet]

Ex. Gules, two bendlets, engrailed, argent.

The _bend sinister_ is the same breadth as the bend dexter, and is
drawn from the sinister to the dexter side of the shield.

[Illustration: bend sinister]

Ex. Argent, a bend sinister, purpure.

The _scarpe_ is the diminutive of the bend sinister, and is half its