COUCHANT


Meaning of COUCHANT in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' kau ̇ -ch ə nt

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cuchant, from present participle of coucher

Date: 15th century

: lying down especially with the head up <a heraldic lion couchant >

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