crouchant

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adjective

Lying down with the head erect.

“a lion crouchant argent”

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Meanings

adjectivecrouchant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableuncommongovernmentLying down with the head erect.

    a lion crouchant argent

    1 more example

    […] standing over a crouchant elephant and mounted by a human figure holding the bridle passing through its mouth. The faces of the vimana are carved with the figures of the deities of the Hindu Pantheon.

    1912, Mano Mohan Ganguly, Orissa and Her Remains --: Ancient and Medieval … Introduction by … J. G. Woodroffe.), page 412

    Synonyms: couchant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLying down with the head erect.

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crouchant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crouchant

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“crouchant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crouchant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crouchant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crouchant.

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