| 单词 | tripping-counter |
| 释义 | > as lemmastripping-counter 3. Heraldry. Of a buck, stag, etc.: Walking, and looking toward the dexter side, with three paws on the ground and one fore-paw raised; the same as passant of other animals. tripping-counter = counter-trippant adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific movements of heraldic beasts > of buck, stag, or hind tripping1562 counter-tripping1610 trippant1658 counter-trippant1830 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory 90 b An Vnicorne trippyng, Sable. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xiv. 131 He beareth Azure, three Buckes tripping. c1828 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss. Tripping-counter, or counter-trippant, is when two bucks, &c. are borne trippant contraryways, as if passing each other out of the field. 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xi. 64 Stags,..when in easy motion, they are tripping. 1870 D. Rock Textile Fabrics (S. Kensington Mus.) 40 Two giraffes, with one leg raised—may be better described as tripping. < as lemmas |
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