spectantadj.
Heraldry.
(See quot. 1825-7)
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1825–7 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. Spectant, at gaze, or looking forward, sometimes termed in full aspect. The term is, likewise, applied to any animal looking upwards, with the nose bendwise.
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