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abaissé

US/əˈbeɪˌseɪ/

abaissé adjective: of a charge, especially a fess: borne lower than usual.

abaissé: of a charge, especially a fess: borne lower than usual
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Adjective

abaissé (not comparable)

  1. Of a charge, especially a fess: borne lower than usual.
    • Or, a bend sable, on a chief of the first a pomeis charged with a cross gold; the whole abaissé under another chief of the arms of the Order of St. John, Gules a cross argent.1896, John Woodward, A treatise on heraldry, British and foreign, W. & A.K. Johnston, page 129
    Synonyms:
    abased
  2. Having the ends (tips) of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield (of an eagle, etc).

Synonyms of abaissé

Origin of abaissé

Borrowed from French abaissé (“to lower”).

Questions about abaissé

What does abaissé mean?
Abaissé means of a charge, especially a fess: borne lower than usual.
What part of speech is abaissé?
Abaissé is an adjective.
How do you pronounce abaissé?
Abaissé is pronounced /əˈbeɪˌseɪ/ (US).

Words near abaissé in the dictionary

  1. abaisance
  2. abaisances
  3. abaiser
  4. abaisse
  5. abaisses
  6. abaissé
  7. ABAJ
  8. abaka
  9. Abakaliki
  10. Abakan
  11. abakas

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