Cotise

Cottise, Cost, Couste

A diminutive of the bend, being a quarter of its breadth or half that of a bendlet. It is usually borne in pairs and, when borne singly, it is called a riband, in which form, it was sometimes used as a mark of Cadency. When there are two they are then termed cotises, but when borne one on each side of the bend or fess, are usually blazoned a bend or fess cotised.  See Cotised

Note: Although cotises are borne composed of all the various lines in other ordinaries, they are generally borne plain on the side next to the ordinary which they accompany, and are so understood when nothing is expressed to the contrary, excepting when wavy, or dancetté. It would be well in all other instances to blazon them engrailed, indented, etc. on both sides, or embattled, counter-embattled. etc.