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guardant

/ˈɡɑː(ɹ)dənt/

guardant adjective: positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer.

guardant: positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer
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Adjective

guardant (not comparable)

  1. Positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer.

Noun

guardant (plural guardants)

  1. (obsolete) A guardian or guard.
    • But when my angry guardant stood alone,
      Tendering my ruin and assail'd of none,
      Dizzy-eyed fury and great rage of heart
      Suddenly made him from my side to start
      Into the clustering battle of the French.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of guardant

Adjective
alternative formgardant
Noun
pluralguardants

Origin of guardant

From Old French guardant, present participle of guarder (“to watch”).

Questions about guardant

What does guardant mean?
Guardant means positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer.
What part of speech is guardant?
Guardant can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce guardant?
Guardant is pronounced /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)dənt/.

Words near guardant in the dictionary

  1. Guardados
  2. Guardafoy
  3. Guardafui
  4. Guardafui Channel
  5. guardage
  6. guardant
  7. guardants
  8. guardband
  9. guardbands
  10. Guardbridge
  11. guarde

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