Compartment (heraldry) Compartment (heraldry) In heraldry, a compartment is a design placed under the shield, usually rocks, a grassy mount ("mount vert"), or some sort of other landscape upon which the supporters are depicted as standing. Care must be taken to distinguish true compartments from items upon which supporters are merely resting one or more feet, or, sometimes, mere heraldic badges or pure decoration under the shield, and, conversely, care must also be taken in very unusual cases such as the coat of arms of Belize, in which what may be taken to be a crest, the mahogany tree rising above the
Heraldry unique designs, the use of these colours for general purposes has become accepted in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Occasionally one meets with other colours, particularly in continental heraldry, although they are not generally regarded among the standard heraldic colours. Among these are "cendrée", or ash-colour; "brunâtre", or brown; "bleu-céleste" or "bleu de ciel", sky blue; "amaranth" or "columbine", a bright violet-red or pink colour; and "carnation", commonly used to represent flesh in French heraldry. A more recent addition is the use of "copper" as a metal in one or two Canadian coats of arms. There are two basic types