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Dictionary of Vexillology: M (Middle Arms - Mizzen)

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MIDDLE ARMS
MILITARY BANNER
MILITARY COLOURS (or COLORS)
MILITARY CREST
MILITARY EMBLEM
MILITARY FLAGS
MILLRIND (MILLRINE or MILL-INK)
MILLSTONE (or MILL-STONE)
MILLWHEEL (or MILL-WHEEL)
MIRROR IMAGE
MITRE
MIXED TINCTURES
MIZZEN

MIDDLE ARMS: See under ‘arms’.

Middle Arms of Bremen, Germany (fotw)
MILITARY BANNER: See ‘banner 6)’ (also ‘sovereign’s banner’).

Commander in Chief banner, Canada (fotw)
MILITARY COLOURS (or COLORS): See ‘colour 2)’ and ‘colours 2)’.

Regimental Colour, 1st Battalion of The Black Watch, UK (Graham Bartram); Queen’s Colour, 1st Battalion of The Black Watch (Graham Bartram)
MILITARY CREST: In largely US usage, the term for that emblem which is displayed by units of the National Guard, and usually taken from symbols contained within the flags, seals and/or coats of arms of the relevant state – a state military crest (see also ‘badge 3)’, ‘coat of arms’, ‘emblem, military and governmental/departmental’, ‘seal’ and ‘state flag 2)’ and ‘wreath 2))’).

Military Crest of California, US (fotw); Military Crest of Texas, US (fotw); Military Crest of Maryland, US (fotw)
MILITARY EMBLEM: See ‘emblem, military and governmental/departmental’ under ‘emblem’.

Armed Forces Emblem, Kyrgyzstan (fotw)
MILITARY FLAGS: The general heading under which all the various flags, banners, pennants and colours relating to the military establishment of any particular country, countries or entity are listed.

Army Flag, UK (fotw); Flag of the Military Academy, Pakistan (fotw) Corps Flag, Poland (fotw); Rank Flag of the General, South Korea (fotw)
MILLRIND (MILLRINE, MILL-INK or MILL-IRONS): The heraldic term for a charge usually (but not invariably) in the form of a curved or wavy X, and meant to represent a mill bearing – a fer de moline, millrine, mill-ink or mill-irons (see also ‘millstone’).

Flag of Putte, Belgium (fotw); Flag of Ham-sur-Heure, Belgium (fotw); Flag of Courtion, Switzerland (fotw); Flag of Orthen, Netherlands (CS); Flag of Libin, Belgium (fotw)
MILLSTONE (or MILL-STONE): The term for a representation of the large circular stone used for the grinding of wheat or other cereal by water- or windmill, and usually (but not invariably) shown with a square or notched hole in its centre and sometimes radiating ridges – a mill-stone, grind-wheel or grindstone - see ‘waterwheel’ (also ‘millrind’ and ‘windmill’).

Flag and Arms of Sazes do Lorvão, Portugal (Sergio Horta); Flag and Arms of Choltice, Czech Republic (fotw); Flag of Vincencov, Czech Republic (fotw)
MILLWHEEL (or MILL-WHEEL): See ‘waterwheel’.

Arms and Flag of Veliki Grđevac, Croatia (fotw)
MIRROR IMAGE: The term used when the reverse of a flag is a reflected duplication of the obverse (as seen as in a mirror), and the default assumption in most cases - but see ‘double-sided 1)’ and ‘two-sided 1)’ (also ‘obverse’ and ‘reverse’).

Obverse and Reverse of the Civil Ensign of Fiji (fotw); Obverse and Reverse of the National Flag of Guyana (fotw)
MITRE: In some Christian usage the ceremonial head covering of a prelate (see also ‘crozier’ and ‘stringed’).

Arms and Flag of Krzywiń, Poland (fotw); Arms and Flag of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Germany (fotw); Arms and Flag of Gradec, Croatia (fotw)
MIXED TINCTURES: See Appendix III.

From left: Brunatre and Tenne
MIZZEN: The aftermost mast in a sailing vessel with three or more masts (and on a two masted vessel dependent upon the rig) from which the gaff is rigged, and from which the command flag of a rear-admiral was formerly flown (see also ‘balls of difference’, ‘flag of command’, ‘fore’, ‘gaff’, ‘mast’ and ‘masthead’).

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