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Regardant

//ɹɪˈɡɑːdn̩t// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    With the head turned toward the back of the body. not-comparable

    "The dog was waiting for him, her paws on the second tread, pere regardant with a happy lolling tongue."

  2. 2
    Watchful, attentive; contemplative. not-comparable

    "To horse, to horse: thus once Eurydice, / With looks regardant, did the Thracian gaze […]."

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  1. 1
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Etymology

From Middle English regardant, from Anglo-Norman regardant, Middle French regardant.

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