pheon

noun

phe·​on

ˈfēˌän

plural -s

1

: a conventional heraldic representation of the head of a javelin, dart, or arrow point downward with two long barbs engrailed on the inner edge

2

: a head of an arrow borne as a heraldic charge

Word History

Etymology

Middle English feon

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