Haurient
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haurient — [ hɔ:rɪənt] adjective [postposition] Heraldry (of a fish or marine creature) depicted swimming vertically. Origin C16: from L. haurient drawing in (air, water, etc.) , from haurire … English new terms dictionary
haurient — a fish shown vertically in heraldry … Dictionary of ichthyology
haurient — adjective Oriented vertically, with the head to chief and tail to base. Ant: urinant … Wiktionary
Haurient — Her. Term for a fish shown as if reaching up for air … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
haurient — hau·ri·ent … English syllables
haurient — adjective see hauriant … Useful english dictionary
Heraldry of the Holy Roman Empire — The Quarter Eagle, hand coloured woodcut (c. 1510) by Hans Burgkmair. One rendition of the coat of the country was the Quaternion Eagle printed by David de Negker of Augsburg, after a 1510 woodcut by Hans Burgkmair. It showed a selection of 56… … Wikipedia
hauriant — /hawr ee euhnt/, adj. Heraldry. (of a fish) represented as erect, with the head upward: a dolphin hauriant. [1565 75; var. of haurient < L haurient (s. of hauriens) drawing, scooping up, prp. of haurire; see HAUSTELLUM, ANT, ENT] * * * … Universalium
Torqued — Torqued, a. [L. torquere to twist, to turn, to wind.] 1. Wreathed; twisted. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) Twisted; bent; said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hylton Castle — Infobox Historic building name = Hylton Castle caption = West façade of Hylton Castle, 2008 map type = Tyne and Wear latitude = 54.92253 longitude = 1.44318 location town = Sunderland location country = United Kingdom architect = client = Sir… … Wikipedia
