Overview. According to dictionaries, "murrey" is the colour of mulberries, being somewhere between the heraldic tinctures of gules (red) and purpure (purple), and almost maroon; but examples registered in Canada and Scotland display it as a reddish brown.. The livery colours of the House of York in England in the fifteenth century were azure and murrey, as depicted on …

In heraldry, a torse or wreath is a twisted roll of fabric laid about the top of the helmet and the base of the crest.It has the dual purpose of masking the join between helm and crest, and of holding the mantling in place.. The torse is sometimes mistakenly said to represent the token, called a favour, such as a handkerchief or sleeve, which the knight's lady-love gave him to wear …