COUCHANT


Meaning of COUCHANT in English

/kow"cheuhnt/ , adj.

1. lying down; crouching.

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

[ 1400-50; late ME coucher to lay or lie. See COUCH, -ANT ]

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