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单词 haurient
释义

Definition of haurient in English:

haurient

adjective ˈhɔːrɪəntˈhôrēənt
Heraldry
  • postpositive (of a fish or marine creature) depicted swimming vertically, typically with the head upwards.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the most ancient and frequently recurrent of the many coats-of-arms of the Whaley family is described as follows: ARMS: Argent, three whale's heads erased haurient sable.
    • The Lucy, or Pike, is emblazoned haurient, or gasping as when caught in a lake; and was the ensign of the barony of Lucy from its first foundation.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin haurient- 'drawing in (air, water, etc.)', from the verb haurire.

 
 

Definition of haurient in US English:

haurient

adjectiveˈhôrēənt
Heraldry
  • postpositive (of a fish or marine creature) depicted swimming vertically, typically with the head upward.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the most ancient and frequently recurrent of the many coats-of-arms of the Whaley family is described as follows: ARMS: Argent, three whale's heads erased haurient sable.
    • The Lucy, or Pike, is emblazoned haurient, or gasping as when caught in a lake; and was the ensign of the barony of Lucy from its first foundation.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin haurient- ‘drawing in (air, water, etc.)’, from the verb haurire.

 
 
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