As postmodifier. Esp. of a swan: = rising, adj. 5.
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释义 | society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific movements of heraldic beasts > of birds (7) rousantc1460 As postmodifier. Esp. of a swan: = rising, adj. 5. segreanta1550 An epithet applied to a griffin (in quot. 1695, perhaps erroneously, to a falcon). volant1572 Heraldry. Of birds, etc.: Represented as flying; having the wings expanded as if in flight. rising1632 Heraldry. As postmodifier. Of a bird or winged creature: shown preparing for flight or flying away. surgiant1688 = rousant, adj. soarant1828 = soaring, adj. 2. soaring1828 Rising high by means of actual flight; flying high in the air. Also figurative and Heraldry. |
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