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English
Adjective
crouchant (not comparable)
- (chiefly heraldry, uncommon) Lying down with the head erect.
- Synonym: couchant
- a lion crouchant argent
1912, Mano Mohan Ganguly, Orissa and Her Remains --: Ancient and Medieval Introduction by J. G. Woodroffe.), page 412:[…] 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.
References
- 1864, Francis Joseph Baigent, A practical manual of heraldry and heraldic illumination (page 16)