单词 | springant |
释义 | † springantadj. Heraldry. Obsolete. Of a four-legged animal: portrayed as ready to spring or leap. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific positions of heraldic beasts couchantc1500 dormantc1500 sejantc1500 lodged1580 genuant1688 sedant1688 statant1688 urinant1688 springant1708 posé1725 saltant1850 1708 E. Hatton New View London II. 384/1 Arms here are:..Impaled with Vert a Grayhound Springant Argent. 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Springant,..a term apply'd to any beast in a posture ready to give a spring or leap. 1823 E. W. Brayley Hist. & Antiq. Abbey Church of St. Peter 247/1 Arms: sculp. and painted. On four shields, viz. 1. Vert, a Buck, springant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1708 |
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