1. in heraldry, having a narrow band or ordinary placed across a charge or bearing
Usage: heraldic

Examples

• The lion rampant was debruised by a bendlet sinister.
• In the coat of arms, the eagle was debruised by a fess.
• The heraldic shield showed a cross debruised by a chief.
• The blazon described the chevron as debruised by a label of three points.
• Medieval heraldry often featured charges debruised by various ordinaries.