单词 | guardant |
释义 | guardantadj.n. A. adj. 1. Guarding protecting, watching; on guard. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [adjective] guardant1574 guarding1819 1574 [implied in: J. Jones Briefe Disc. Growing & Liuing Things sig. F.i Howe Gardantly therfore these are to be Regarded, wise men easely seeth. (at gardantly adv.)]. 1609 T. Heywood Troia Britanica xv. 83 For young Askanius he his left hand spares, In his right hand his guardant sword he shakes. 1816 R. Southey Dream in Lay of Laureate 19 Guardant before his feet a Lion lay. 1851 R. H. Stoddard Castle in Air ii. 37 My rivers flow beyond, with guardant ranks Of silver-liveried poplars on their banks. 2. Heraldry. Of a beast: Having the full face towards the spectator. (Cf. affrontee n. and gaze n. 3b) Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific aspects of heraldic beasts regardantc1460 addorsed1572 guardant1572 inverted1610 despectant1688 recursant1688 respectant1688 suspectant1688 adossé1710 affrontee1718 affrontee1724 tourné1725 spectant1825 three-quarteredc1828 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 44v A Lyon Passante, Gardante, betwene three keies d'Or. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xv. 140 This Lion Passant seemeth to goe with more confidence and resolution, but the Gardant with more vigilancie and circumspection. 1652 R. Brome Joviall Crew ii. sig. E1 Couchant and Passant, Guardant, Rampant Beggars. 1790 T. Pennant Of London 392 It was a vast house, and, in the time of Stow, distinguished by the arms of England, at that time three leopards passant, guardant, and two angels the supporters, cut on stone. 1828–40 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. (at cited word) The hart, stag, buck, or hind, when borne in coat-armour, looking affrontée or full-faced, is said to be at gaze..but all other beasts in this attitude are called guardant. 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xix. §8. 331 A lion statant guardant or. B. n. A keeper, guardian, protector. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > keeper or guardian warda680 warden?c1225 watchman14.. geterc1540 guarder1542 guardant1592 vigil1648 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian or custodian herd971 wardena1290 keepera1300 yemerc1330 looker1340 tutor1377 actorc1384 conservator1447 custosc1450 guardian1477 custodier?c1500 custode1543 guardant1592 custodian1602 supervisor1691 vigilant1822 1592 W. Wyrley Capitall de Buz in True Vse Armorie 153 [He] bode within the towne as gardant of the same. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. vii. 9 When my angry Guardant stood alone, Tendring my ruine, and assayl'd of none. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. ii. 63 You shall perceiue, that a Iacke gardant cannot office me from my Son Coriolanus. View more context for this quotation 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale xi. 248 Th' marshallers, gardantes, and tipp staves. a1632 T. Taylor God's Judgem. (1642) i. ii. xli. 372 One of his owne nephews (being his over~seer and gardant for bringing up). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1572 |
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