couchantadj.

/ˈkaʊtʃənt/

Etymology: < French couchant, present participle of coucher to lie, couch v.¹

a. Lying down; couching: esp. of an animal: see couch v.¹ 16b. (Often with allusion to the heraldic use.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > lying down

couching1598

couchant1601

couched1807

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [adjective]

lyingc1000

couchant1601

prone1610

jacent1611

decumbent1656

cumbentc1660

recumbent1664

recline1667

procumbent1668

discumbent1693

reclining1748

couched1807

Récamier1904

Madame Récamier1913

1496-7 [see sense 1b].

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. viii. xl. 220 This dog..lay still couchant and never stirred nor made at them.

1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 77 The tombe of this..Saint, with her statue in a couchant posture.

1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God II. xv. 400 He beheld these Savage Creatures..Couchant at His Feet.

1815 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone i. 14 The milk-white Doe..Couchant beside that lonely mound.

1882 H. C. Merivale Faucit of Balliol II. ii. iii. 172 Frisco, who had been couchant regardant, contributed another low growl to the dialogue.

b. couchant and levant: lying down and rising up; said of cattle in permanent or quasi-permanent occupation of pasture; more commonly levant and couchant (see levant and couchant at levant adj.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [adjective] > at pasture

couchant and levant1496

levant and couchant1594

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [adjective] > pasture > limited to specific number of cattle

couchant and levant1496

levant and couchant1594

stinted1691

1496–7 Act 12 Hen. VII c. 13 §10 Where the same quycke catell ys couchant and levaunt.

2. Heraldry. Of an animal: Represented as lying with the body resting on the legs and (according to most authors) the head lifted up, or at least not sunk in sleep (dormant).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific positions of heraldic beasts

couchantc1500

dormantc1500

sejantc1500

lodged1580

genuant1688

sedant1688

statant1688

urinant1688

springant1708

posé1725

saltant1850

c1500 Sc. Poem Heraldry (Harl. 6149) 129 in F. J. Furnivall Queene Elizabethes Achademy (1869) i. 98 xv maneris of lionys in armys,..the v. seand; vj mordand; vij cuchand.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii.ii. sig. Dd2 His crest was couered with a couchant Hownd.

1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) iii. 157 Couchant [is] couching or lying downe close with his head betweene his legges like a Dog.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. x. 248 If a Lyon were the proper coat of Judah, yet were it not probably a Lyon Rampant..but rather couchant or dormant.

1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 382 At the foot of the stairs..are two large lions couchant of white marble.

1766 ‘M. A. Porny’ Elem. Heraldry Gloss. Couchant..expressing the posture of any Animal that is lying on his belly, but with his head lifted up.

1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xi. 61 When in the attitude of taking repose, the Lion is Couchant, or Dormant.

figurative.1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper iii. 193 That [Religion] which is more calme..lesse rampant, and more couchant.1859 Ld. Tennyson Guinevere in Idylls of King 225 Sir Modred..ever like a subtle beast, Lay couchant with his eyes upon the throne, Ready to spring.

†3. Bending down, crouching. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [adjective]

quatc1425

hurkling?a1513

hurkled1567

squat1582

crouchanta1593

crouching1600

couchant1693

squatted1818

squatting1871

scrooched1885

1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino Introd. p. iii A constant Bondage bows his Couchant Neck.

1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino iii. 7 Kings were the General Farmers of the Land, Mankind the Cattle..Meer Beasts of Burthen, Couchant and Supprest.

figurative.1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 225 When Couchant Vice, all pale and trembling lay!

†4. Lodging, dwelling. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > [adjective]

residentc1384

indwelling14..

lentc1400

resiant1433

mansionary1447

inhabitant1526

commorantc1534

demurrant1544

ledger1577

couchant1602

inhabitinga1617

residentiary1640

residenting1650

habitant1856

1602 W. Clerk Withals's Dict. Eng. & Lat. (1608) 77 The place, manor house, or Farme..where this Officer is couchant & abiding.

†5. Lying hidden, lurking (literal and figurative). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > lurking, skulking > [adjective]

loutinga1325

louring?a1400

lurkingc1540

mitching1576

meechering1615

meeching1616

skulking1639

couchant1642

lurching1661

sliving1661

1642 Annot. Cert. Quæries 1 Your manner of expression hath couchant a pernitious insinuation.

1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. viii. 160 The Divine Majesty, Couchant under the Weakness of a tender Infant.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	couchant
释义	couchantadj. /ˈkaʊtʃənt/ Etymology: < French couchant, present participle of coucher to lie, couch v.¹ 1. a. Lying down; couching: esp. of an animal: see couch v.¹ 16b. (Often with allusion to the heraldic use.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > lying down couching1598 couchant1601 couched1807 the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > [adjective] lyingc1000 couchant1601 prone1610 jacent1611 decumbent1656 cumbentc1660 recumbent1664 recline1667 procumbent1668 discumbent1693 reclining1748 couched1807 Récamier1904 Madame Récamier1913 1496-7 [see sense 1b]. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. viii. xl. 220 This dog..lay still couchant and never stirred nor made at them. 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 77 The tombe of this..Saint, with her statue in a couchant posture. 1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God II. xv. 400 He beheld these Savage Creatures..Couchant at His Feet. 1815 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone i. 14 The milk-white Doe..Couchant beside that lonely mound. 1882 H. C. Merivale Faucit of Balliol II. ii. iii. 172 Frisco, who had been couchant regardant, contributed another low growl to the dialogue. b. couchant and levant: lying down and rising up; said of cattle in permanent or quasi-permanent occupation of pasture; more commonly levant and couchant (see levant and couchant at levant adj.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [adjective] > at pasture couchant and levant1496 levant and couchant1594 the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > grassland > [adjective] > pasture > limited to specific number of cattle couchant and levant1496 levant and couchant1594 stinted1691 1496–7 Act 12 Hen. VII c. 13 §10 Where the same quycke catell ys couchant and levaunt. 2. Heraldry. Of an animal: Represented as lying with the body resting on the legs and (according to most authors) the head lifted up, or at least not sunk in sleep (dormant). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific positions of heraldic beasts couchantc1500 dormantc1500 sejantc1500 lodged1580 genuant1688 sedant1688 statant1688 urinant1688 springant1708 posé1725 saltant1850 c1500 Sc. Poem Heraldry (Harl. 6149) 129 in F. J. Furnivall Queene Elizabethes Achademy (1869) i. 98 xv maneris of lionys in armys,..the v. seand; vj mordand; vij cuchand. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii.ii. sig. Dd2 His crest was couered with a couchant Hownd. 1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) iii. 157 Couchant [is] couching or lying downe close with his head betweene his legges like a Dog. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. x. 248 If a Lyon were the proper coat of Judah, yet were it not probably a Lyon Rampant..but rather couchant or dormant. View more context for this quotation 1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 382 At the foot of the stairs..are two large lions couchant of white marble. 1766 ‘M. A. Porny’ Elem. Heraldry Gloss. Couchant..expressing the posture of any Animal that is lying on his belly, but with his head lifted up. 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xi. 61 When in the attitude of taking repose, the Lion is Couchant, or Dormant. figurative.1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper iii. 193 That [Religion] which is more calme..lesse rampant, and more couchant.1859 Ld. Tennyson Guinevere in Idylls of King 225 Sir Modred..ever like a subtle beast, Lay couchant with his eyes upon the throne, Ready to spring. †3. Bending down, crouching. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [adjective] quatc1425 hurkling?a1513 hurkled1567 squat1582 crouchanta1593 crouching1600 couchant1693 squatted1818 squatting1871 scrooched1885 1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino Introd. p. iii A constant Bondage bows his Couchant Neck. 1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino iii. 7 Kings were the General Farmers of the Land, Mankind the Cattle..Meer Beasts of Burthen, Couchant and Supprest. figurative.1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 225 When Couchant Vice, all pale and trembling lay! †4. Lodging, dwelling. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [adjective] residentc1384 indwelling14.. lentc1400 resiant1433 mansionary1447 inhabitant1526 commorantc1534 demurrant1544 ledger1577 couchant1602 inhabitinga1617 residentiary1640 residenting1650 habitant1856 1602 W. Clerk Withals's Dict. Eng. & Lat. (1608) 77 The place, manor house, or Farme..where this Officer is couchant & abiding. †5. Lying hidden, lurking (literal and figurative). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > lurking, skulking > [adjective] loutinga1325 louring?a1400 lurkingc1540 mitching1576 meechering1615 meeching1616 skulking1639 couchant1642 lurching1661 sliving1661 1642 Annot. Cert. Quæries 1 Your manner of expression hath couchant a pernitious insinuation. 1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. viii. 160 The Divine Majesty, Couchant under the Weakness of a tender Infant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1496
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