guardant

guardant

guar·dant

also gar·dant G0041800 (gär′dnt)adj. Heraldry Positioned so that the head is turned toward the viewer. Used of an animal depicted so that its body is viewed from the side.

[Obsolete French, from Old French guardant, gardant, present participle of garder, to guard; see guard.]

guardant

(ˈɡɑːdənt) or

gardant

adj (Heraldry) (usually postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) shown full face[C16: from French gardant guarding, from garder to guard]

guard•ant

(ˈgɑr dnt)

adj. (of a heraldic animal) having the face toward the viewer and the body in side view. [1565–75; < French gardant]

Thesaurus

Adj.

guardant - looking forwardfull-face, gardantheraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogiesforward - at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"

Translations

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guardant

guar·dant

guardant

gardant

guard•ant

guardant

Synonyms for guardant

adj looking forward

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