English
guze
Guze may come from Turkish göz ‘eye’.
- Turkish1928–presentgöz‘eye’uncertain
- Englishtodayguze
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Turkish1928–presentgöz‘eye’uncertain
- Englishtodayguze
The story
Attested since at least 1562. According to "A Glossary of Terms used in Heraldry" by James Parker (published in 1894) it comes from Turkish göz, meaning “eye”.
Every English word from Turkish göz
Today it means
noun A roundlet of the sanguine tincture, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Turkish göz / guze