couchant

[ kou-chuh nt ]
/ ˈkaʊ tʃənt /

adjective

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

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Origin of couchant

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

Words nearby couchant

couch, couch grass, couch potato, couch roll, couch-surf, couchant, coucher, couchette, couching, couché, coudé
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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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