vorantadj.

/ˈvɔːrənt/

Etymology: < Latin vorant-, vorans, present participle of vorāre to devour.

†1. Devouring. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [adjective] > eating voraciously

ravishingc1350

gluttinga1575

gullowing1598

vorant1618

ingurgitated1654

glutted1667

devouring1720

1618 Owles Almanacke 20 Lofty Lyon (sayd Ioue) I will thee claspe thy iawes, and shut the portall of that vorant graue.

1639 G. Daniel Ecclus. xxviii. 72 As the fierce Lyon from his cunning ward, It shall Surprise him; as the Vorant Pard, It shall destroy them.

2. Heraldry. Of animals: (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > other specific activities

portant1572

raping1610

vorant1766

pascuant?1828

vigilantc1828

1766 ‘M. A. Porny’ Elem. Heraldry Dict. Vorant, this term..is used in Blazonry to express the action of any Animal, Fish, Bird, or Reptile, devouring or swallowing up another creature.

1780 J. Edmondson Compl. Body Heraldry II. (Gloss.), s.v. A serpent erect, in pale, vorant an infant.

1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) x. 60 A Lion..may be Vigilant, or Vorant.

1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) vi. 89 Trussing has the same signification when applied to birds, as Vorant has to animals.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	vorant
释义	vorantadj. /ˈvɔːrənt/ Etymology: < Latin vorant-, vorans, present participle of vorāre to devour. †1. Devouring. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [adjective] > eating voraciously ravishingc1350 gluttinga1575 gullowing1598 vorant1618 ingurgitated1654 glutted1667 devouring1720 1618 Owles Almanacke 20 Lofty Lyon (sayd Ioue) I will thee claspe thy iawes, and shut the portall of that vorant graue. 1639 G. Daniel Ecclus. xxviii. 72 As the fierce Lyon from his cunning ward, It shall Surprise him; as the Vorant Pard, It shall destroy them. 2. Heraldry. Of animals: (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > other specific activities portant1572 raping1610 vorant1766 pascuant?1828 vigilantc1828 1766 ‘M. A. Porny’ Elem. Heraldry Dict. Vorant, this term..is used in Blazonry to express the action of any Animal, Fish, Bird, or Reptile, devouring or swallowing up another creature. 1780 J. Edmondson Compl. Body Heraldry II. (Gloss.), s.v. A serpent erect, in pale, vorant an infant. 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) x. 60 A Lion..may be Vigilant, or Vorant. 1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) vi. 89 Trussing has the same signification when applied to birds, as Vorant has to animals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1618
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