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guardant
guard·ant
/
ˈgɑr
dnt
/
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[
gahr
-dnt
]
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adjective
Heraldry.
(of an animal) depicted full-faced but with the body seen from the side:
a lion guardant.
Also,
gardant
.
Origin:
1565–75;
<
French
gardant,
present participle of
garder.
See
guard
,
-ant
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guardant
or
gardant
(ˈɡɑːd
ə
nt)
—
adj
(
usually postpositive
)
heraldry
(of a beast) shown full face
[C16: from French
gardant
guarding, from
garder
to
guard
]
gardant
or
gardant
—
adj
[C16: from French
gardant
guarding, from
garder
to
guard
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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