couchant

[ kou-chuhnt ]

/ ˈkaʊ tʃənt /

adjective

lying down; crouching.

Heraldry. (of an animal) represented as lying on its stomach with its hind legs and forelegs pointed forward.

Origin of couchant

1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French, present participle of coucher to lay or lie. See couch, -ant

Words nearby couchant

cotyloid joint, cotylosaur, cotype, coucal, couch, couchant, couché, coucher, couchette, couch grass, couching

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Example sentences from the Web for couchant

In Curzon's figure the lion is standing, not 'couchant', as stated by Malcolm, and grasps a scimitar in his off forepaw.
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official|William Sleeman
The designs of both were: Obverse—Britannia, seated on a globe, holding out a palm; a couchant lion beside her.
Chats on Military Curios|Stanley C. Johnson
At the bottom of the outer arch are two couchant beasts, the one an elephant and the other a bull.
The God-Idea of the Ancients|Eliza Burt Gamble
She was graceful as a couchant goddess and, moreover, as self-possessed as Venus must have been when courting Adonis.
Barchester Towers|Anthony Trollope

The subject was generally 'effets'—Effet de brouillard, Effet du soir, Soleil couchant.
The Kingdom of God is Within You, What is Art|Lyof N. Tolstoi

British Dictionary definitions for couchant

couchant

/ (ˈkaʊtʃənt) /

adjective

(usually postpositive) heraldry in a lying positiona lion couchant

Word Origin for couchant

C15: from French: lying, from Old French coucher to lay down; see couch

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单词	couchant
释义	couchant [ kou-chuhnt ] / ˈkaʊ tʃənt / adjective lying down; crouching. Heraldry. (of an animal) represented as lying on its stomach with its hind legs and forelegs pointed forward. Origin of couchant 1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French, present participle of coucher to lay or lie. See couch, -ant Words nearby couchant cotyloid joint, cotylosaur, cotype, coucal, couch, couchant, couché, coucher, couchette, couch grass, couching Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for couchant In Curzon's figure the lion is standing, not 'couchant', as stated by Malcolm, and grasps a scimitar in his off forepaw. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official\|William Sleeman The designs of both were: Obverse—Britannia, seated on a globe, holding out a palm; a couchant lion beside her. Chats on Military Curios\|Stanley C. Johnson At the bottom of the outer arch are two couchant beasts, the one an elephant and the other a bull. The God-Idea of the Ancients\|Eliza Burt Gamble She was graceful as a couchant goddess and, moreover, as self-possessed as Venus must have been when courting Adonis. Barchester Towers\|Anthony Trollope The subject was generally 'effets'—Effet de brouillard, Effet du soir, Soleil couchant. The Kingdom of God is Within You, What is Art\|Lyof N. Tolstoi British Dictionary definitions for couchant couchant / (ˈkaʊtʃənt) / adjective (usually postpositive) heraldry in a lying positiona lion couchant Word Origin for couchant C15: from French: lying, from Old French coucher to lay down; see couch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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