naiantadj.

Brit.

/ˈneɪənt/, U.S.

/ˈneɪənt/

Forms: 1500s nayante, 1500s nayaunt, 1600s– naiant.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: French noiant, noer.

Etymology: Probably < an unattested Anglo-Norman variant of Old French noiant, present participle of Old French, Middle French noer, noier to swim (12th cent.) < classical Latin natāre (see natant adj.). Compare natant adj.

Heraldry.

Of a fish, etc.: represented in fess, or horizontally, as if swimming. Cf. natant adj., haurient adj., urinant adj.Strictly, such a device is described as naiant if it faces to the dexter side and counter-naiant if it faces to the sinister side; cf. counter-naiant adj. at counter- prefix 2m(a).

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

passantc1425

rampant1449

natantc1460

combatantc1500

issant1513

naiant1562

salient1562

cursant1572

naissant1572

vibrant1572

counter-salient1610

current1610

issuant1610

counter-passant1632

repassant1632

courant1727

contourné1728

1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) f. 99^v If he [sc. a dolphin] were in Fesse, then you should saye, nayaunt.

1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 65 The fielde is verte, a whale nayante Argente, pellettee Sable.

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xxii. 167 All Fishes being borne Transuerse the Escocheon must in blazon be termed Naiant.

1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry iii. v. 51 Three Sea-horses naiant argent.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Naiant, or Natant (i.e. Swimming) is the proper Term in Heraldry, to Blazon Fishes in an Escutcheon, when they are drawn in an Horizontal Posture, Fess-wise, or Transversly across the Escutcheon.

1858 E. J. Millington Heraldry 346 The base water, therein a Salmon naiant.

1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xiv. 149 Another shield, azure, charged with three herrings naiant in pale arg.

1969 J. P. Brooke-Little Fox-Davies's Compl. Guide Heraldry xv. 190 The dolphin upon this shield..is neither naiant nor hauriant, but is ‘embowed’, that is, with the tail curved towards the head.

1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide Heraldry 204 Naiant, swimming, usually for fish which are fesswise.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	naiant
释义	naiantadj. Brit. /ˈneɪənt/, U.S. /ˈneɪənt/ Forms: 1500s nayante, 1500s nayaunt, 1600s– naiant. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: French noiant, noer. Etymology: Probably < an unattested Anglo-Norman variant of Old French noiant, present participle of Old French, Middle French noer, noier to swim (12th cent.) < classical Latin natāre (see natant adj.). Compare natant adj. Heraldry. Of a fish, etc.: represented in fess, or horizontally, as if swimming. Cf. natant adj., haurient adj., urinant adj.Strictly, such a device is described as naiant if it faces to the dexter side and counter-naiant if it faces to the sinister side; cf. counter-naiant adj. at counter- prefix 2m(a). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > specific movements of heraldic beasts passantc1425 rampant1449 natantc1460 combatantc1500 issant1513 naiant1562 salient1562 cursant1572 naissant1572 vibrant1572 counter-salient1610 current1610 issuant1610 counter-passant1632 repassant1632 courant1727 contourné1728 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory (1597) f. 99^v If he [sc. a dolphin] were in Fesse, then you should saye, nayaunt. 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 65 The fielde is verte, a whale nayante Argente, pellettee Sable. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xxii. 167 All Fishes being borne Transuerse the Escocheon must in blazon be termed Naiant. 1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry iii. v. 51 Three Sea-horses naiant argent. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Naiant, or Natant (i.e. Swimming) is the proper Term in Heraldry, to Blazon Fishes in an Escutcheon, when they are drawn in an Horizontal Posture, Fess-wise, or Transversly across the Escutcheon. 1858 E. J. Millington Heraldry 346 The base water, therein a Salmon naiant. 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xiv. 149 Another shield, azure, charged with three herrings naiant in pale arg. 1969 J. P. Brooke-Little Fox-Davies's Compl. Guide Heraldry xv. 190 The dolphin upon this shield..is neither naiant nor hauriant, but is ‘embowed’, that is, with the tail curved towards the head. 1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide Heraldry 204 Naiant, swimming, usually for fish which are fesswise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1562
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