Crouchant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Crouchant is an adjective meaning (chiefly heraldry, uncommon) Lying down with the head erect.
Meaning
(chiefly heraldry, uncommon) Lying down with the head erect.
Example Sentences
a lion crouchant argent
[…] standing over a crouchant elephant and mounted by a human figure holding the bridle passing through its mouth. The faces of the vimana are carved with the figures of the deities of the Hindu Pantheon.
Synonyms for crouchant
Depending on context, synonyms include couchant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include erect, counterembowed, enarched, retracted, tergant, surmounted.
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