† percussantadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin percuss- , percutere , -ant suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin percuss-, past participial stem of percutere (see percuss v.) + -ant suffix¹, after other heraldic adjectives, as e.g. passant adj. (compare sense 3 at that entry), rampant adj. (compare sense 1c at that entry), etc. Compare earlier percussed adj. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pəɹkɒ·sănt) /pəˈkʌsənt/.

Heraldry. Obsolete.

Of the tail of a lion or other animal: bent round as if lashing the animal's side. See also percussed adj.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > having tail > having tail in specific position

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1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. x. 220 (table) Percussant, or percussed.

?1828 W. Berry Encycl. Heraldica I. Gloss. Percussant, or Percussed,..sometimes applied to the tail of a lion, or other animal, when lying on the back or side, as if he were beating and striking himself therewith.

1889 C. N. Elvin Dict. Heraldry 100/2 Percussant, or Percussed, a term applied to the tail of an animal when lying on the back or side.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	percussant
释义	† percussantadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin percuss- , percutere , -ant suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin percuss-, past participial stem of percutere (see percuss v.) + -ant suffix¹, after other heraldic adjectives, as e.g. passant adj. (compare sense 3 at that entry), rampant adj. (compare sense 1c at that entry), etc. Compare earlier percussed adj. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pəɹkɒ·sănt) /pəˈkʌsənt/. Heraldry. Obsolete. Of the tail of a lion or other animal: bent round as if lashing the animal's side. See also percussed adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > having tail > having tail in specific position cowardc1500 percussed1572 reverberant1572 percussant1688 reboundant1688 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. x. 220 (table) Percussant, or percussed. ?1828 W. Berry Encycl. Heraldica I. Gloss. Percussant, or Percussed,..sometimes applied to the tail of a lion, or other animal, when lying on the back or side, as if he were beating and striking himself therewith. 1889 C. N. Elvin Dict. Heraldry 100/2 Percussant, or Percussed, a term applied to the tail of an animal when lying on the back or side. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1688
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