What does regardant mean?
Regardant means (heraldry, of an animal) With the head turned toward the back of the body..
Regardant
/ɹɪˈɡɑːdn̩t/ · adjective
Meaning
(heraldry, of an animal) With the head turned toward the back of the body..
Definitions by Sense
- (heraldry, of an animal) With the head turned toward the back of the body.
- Watchful, attentive; contemplative.
Example Sentences
The dog was waiting for him, her paws on the second tread, pere regardant with a happy lolling tongue.
The official blazon of the arms of Perth is "Gules, a Holy Lambe passant regardant staff and cross argent, with the banner of St. Andrew proper, all within a double tressure counter-flowered of the second": […].
I see a forked beast squatting on the midden of the world, red-eyed, regardant, gnawing on a shinbone: poor, dumb destroyer.
To horse, to horse: thus once Eurydice, / With looks regardant, did the Thracian gaze […].
He stood regardant for a moment.
And now others, casually regardant, passed the place in automobiles ….
Synonyms for regardant
Antonyms for regardant
Related Words
Word Forms
- reguardant
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The dog was waiting for him, her paws on the second tread, pere regardant with a happy lolling tongue.
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