recurvantadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈkəːv(ə)nt/, U.S.

/rəˈkərv(ə)nt/,

/riˈkərv(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin recurvant-, recurvāns.

Etymology: < classical Latin recurvant-, recurvāns, present participle of recurvāre recurve v. Compare earlier recurve adj., recurved adj., and recurvate adj.

Originally and chiefly Heraldry. Now rare.

Bent or curved back, esp. in the shape of an S; spec. (of a serpent) coiled. Cf. embowed adj. 1b, recurved adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > bent or curved

embowed1610

flecked1661

flected1688

recurvant1688

vertant1688

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. vii. 146/2 In this quarter is a Stags Horn recurvant, or Imbowed to the Base.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. ix. 180/2 In the base, is a Serpent regardant, recurvant, the tail bowed.

?1828 W. Berry Encycl. Heraldica I. sig. Sss4^v Recurvant, bowed, embowed, or curved and recurved.

1847 H. Gough Gloss. Terms Brit. Heraldry 266 Recurvant, bowed embowed, that is, bent in the form of an S.

1945 P. Ackerman Ritual Bronzes of Anc. China 81 The rose was an ancient manifestation of the Power, sensitively vital after winter blight. The rose-bud is the glans, visually, tactilely—rosa veneris; the sepals recurvant are the prepuce.

1987 Austral. Mammalogy 10 115 Neonates have fur on the head and back, well-developed claws and recurvant milk teeth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	recurvant
释义	recurvantadj. Brit. /rᵻˈkəːv(ə)nt/, U.S. /rəˈkərv(ə)nt/, /riˈkərv(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin recurvant-, recurvāns. Etymology: < classical Latin recurvant-, recurvāns, present participle of recurvāre recurve v. Compare earlier recurve adj., recurved adj., and recurvate adj. Originally and chiefly Heraldry. Now rare. Bent or curved back, esp. in the shape of an S; spec. (of a serpent) coiled. Cf. embowed adj. 1b, recurved adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > bent or curved embowed1610 flecked1661 flected1688 recurvant1688 vertant1688 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. vii. 146/2 In this quarter is a Stags Horn recurvant, or Imbowed to the Base. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. ix. 180/2 In the base, is a Serpent regardant, recurvant, the tail bowed. ?1828 W. Berry Encycl. Heraldica I. sig. Sss4^v Recurvant, bowed, embowed, or curved and recurved. 1847 H. Gough Gloss. Terms Brit. Heraldry 266 Recurvant, bowed embowed, that is, bent in the form of an S. 1945 P. Ackerman Ritual Bronzes of Anc. China 81 The rose was an ancient manifestation of the Power, sensitively vital after winter blight. The rose-bud is the glans, visually, tactilely—rosa veneris; the sepals recurvant are the prepuce. 1987 Austral. Mammalogy 10 115 Neonates have fur on the head and back, well-developed claws and recurvant milk teeth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1688
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