单词 | adossé |
释义 | adosséadj. Heraldry. Now rare. = addorsed adj. 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 1710 J. Chamberlayne Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 23) ii. iii. x. 459 Above the Cartouch the Papal Ensign, viz., two Keys in Saltire Adosce. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Adossée is used, in heraldry, to denote two figures or bearings, placed back to back. c1791 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 459/1 Two Squirrels sejant adossée Gules. 1838 H. Washbourne Elven's Bk. Family Crests (rev. ed.) II. 48 Addorsed, Adossed, or Adossée, when any two animals, birds, fish, &c, are placed back to back. 1842 J. Burke & J. B. Burke Gen. Armory Eng. at Parkinson Gu. on a chev. betw. two ostrich feathers adossé, in chief, [etc.]. 1888 Notes & Queries 11 Feb. 104/1 Two croziers in saltire adossée. 1922 Art & Archaeol. 14 159 A heraldic carpet of heavy wool embroidery bears the eagle adossé. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1710 |
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