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/ˈdʒɛsənt/ · adjective
(heraldry) Describing a charge which appears over, or covers, another charge as well as the field..
That night she finds a locket on her pillow. Gold, in the shape of a heart, Cupids jessant round the perimeter.
Use jessant when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Jessant means (heraldry) Describing a charge which appears over, or covers, another charge as well as the field..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
That night she finds a locket on her pillow. Gold, in the shape of a heart, Cupids jessant round the perimeter.
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