单词 | counter-passant |
释义 | counter-passantadj. Heraldry. Passant or walking in opposite directions. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific movements of heraldic beasts passantc1425 rampant1449 natantc1460 combatantc1500 issant1513 naiant1562 salient1562 cursant1572 naissant1572 vibrant1572 counter-salient1610 current1610 issuant1610 counter-passant1632 repassant1632 courant1727 contourné1728 1632 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 2) iii. xv. 194 He beareth..two lioncels counterpassant. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) (at cited word) When two Lions are born in Coats of Arms, and one appears to be passing or walking quite the contrary Way with the other; the Heralds call it by the Term Counter-passant. 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xi. 62 If [the lions] are passant, the one to the dexter, and the other to the sinister, they are Counter-passant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1632 |
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