Couchant
/ˈkaʊtʃənt/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching. not-comparable
"The dogs, with eager yelp, / Are struggling to be free; / The hawks in frequent stoop / Token their haste for flight; / And couchant on the saddle-bow, / With tranquil eyes, and talons sheath’d, / The ounce expects his liberty."
- 2 Represented as crouching with the head raised. not-comparable
"His crest was covered with a couchant Hownd, / And all his armour seem'd of antique mould […]"
Adjective
- 1 lying on the stomach with head raised with legs pointed forward wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"The dogs, with eager yelp, / Are struggling to be free; / The hawks in frequent stoop / Token their haste for flight; / And couchant on the saddle-bow, / With tranquil eyes, and talons sheath’d, / The ounce expects his liberty."
Etymology
From Middle English couchant, from Middle French couchant.