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regardant
[ ri-gahr-dnt ]
adjective
- (of a beast) looking backward:
a stag regardant.
regardant
/ °ùɪˈɡɑ˻åÉ™²Ô³Ù /
adjective
- usually postpositive heraldry (of a beast) shown looking backwards over its shoulder
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ôr±ð·²µ²¹°ù»åa²Ô³Ù adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of regardant1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of regardant1
Example Sentences
Guenever looked upon the six lioncels passant regardant —they were marching along with red tongues and daws, winking pertly over their backsides and waving their flame- tipped tails.
The old French blazon calls it rere regardant or turnaunte le visage arere, “regardant†alone meaning simply “looking,†and therefore we shall describe it more reasonably in plain English as “looking backward.â€
He moved towards the little door out of the department into the house, moving, as heralds say, regardant passant.
His commentary upon Littleton certainly has a passage which shows that he came across opinions implying a difference of status between villains regardant and villains in gross.
On the brackets over the four main columns of the porches are two horses, a winged lion, and a lion regardant.
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