a "terrace in base curved" is blazoned "mount", "hill" or "hillock" when represented in vert; sometimes as "a mount vert" for clarity. sometines, a "terrace in base curved" may be blazoned as "mount" even when not tinctured vert. this is mostly found in cases where the base represents a hill for one or several of the charges in the coat of arms. classification either as an ordinary or, in many cases, as a charge, is a matter of interpretation.