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Passant

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Passant"

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Word	Definition
erectverb	Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
uprightverb	Vertical; erect.
verticalnoun	Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
gardantnoun	Alternative form of guardant. [(heraldry, of an animal) Positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer.]
counterpassant	(heraldry) Passant in opposite directions; said of two animals, or of one animal in relation to another animal on the same shield.
salient	Prominent; conspicuous.
guardantnoun	(obsolete) A guardian or guard.
pascuant	(heraldry) Depicted grazing.
sejant rampant	(heraldry) Sitting with one or especially both of its forefeet lifted up.
furiosant	(uncommon) Furious.
in full chase	(heraldry) Courant, represented as running.
high-stepping	Of a horse, that walks or trots lifting its legs very high off the ground.
trottingnoun	The action of the verb trot.
levantnoun	A cultural region of West Asia, consisting of the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).
postilioned	Having one or more postilions (riders who guide a horse-drawn carriage).
forcené	(chiefly heraldry, in reference to a horse) Rearing on the hind legs. (When another animal has this posture, it is termed rampant.)
combattantnoun	(heraldry) In fighting position; said of two lions set face to face, each rampant.
lodgedverb	(heraldry) Lying down, with head raised; used of beasts of the chase (deer, etc), as couchant is used of beasts of prey (lions, etc).
cabré	(aeronautics) With the nose up and the tail down.
enurnynoun	(heraldry) Charged with animals.