gardant

[ gahr-dnt ]

/ ˈgɑr dnt /

adjective

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Words nearby gardant

garcía robles, garcía y íñiguez, gard, garda, garda síochána, gardant, garde-manger, garden, garden apartment, garden center, garden centre

Definition for gardant (2 of 2)

guardant

or gar·dant

[ gahr-dnt ]

/ ˈgɑr dnt /

adjective Heraldry.

(of an animal) depicted full-faced but with the body seen from the side: a lion guardant.

Origin of guardant

1565–75; < French gardant, present participle of garder. See guard, -ant

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British Dictionary definitions for gardant (1 of 2)

gardant

/ (ˈɡɑːdənt) /

adjective

a less common spelling of guardant

British Dictionary definitions for gardant (2 of 2)

guardant

gardant

/ (ˈɡɑːdənt) /

adjective

(usually postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) shown full face

Word Origin for guardant

C16: from French gardant guarding, from garder to guard

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