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in trian aspect

/ˈtɹaɪən/

in trian aspect prepositional phrase: positioned at such an angle as to show three-fourths of the figure: in between affronté (facing forward) and in profile. (When applied to creatures, chiefly found in modern rather than medieval heraldry.).

Prepositional phrase

  1. (rare) Positioned at such an angle as to show three-fourths of the figure: in between affronté (facing forward) and in profile. (When applied to creatures, chiefly found in modern rather than medieval heraldry.)
    • In trian aspect means between passant and affronty. [...] Gules, on a mount vert a stork in trian aspect to the sinister[…]1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 24
    • 4 The Byrd arms show three gold stags' heads cut off at the neck ('erased') and turned to the viewer's left ('in trian aspect'), on a black ('sable') field. 'Sable' is confirmed by College[…]2016 February 17, John Harley, The World of William Byrd: Musicians, Merchants and Magnates, Routledge, →ISBN

Origin of in trian aspect

Related to trine (“threefold”), Latin tria (trēs).

Questions about in trian aspect

What does in trian aspect mean?
In trian aspect means positioned at such an angle as to show three-fourths of the figure: in between affronté (facing forward) and in profile. (When applied to creatures, chiefly found in modern rather than medieval heraldry.).
What part of speech is in trian aspect?
In trian aspect is a prepositional phrase.
How do you pronounce in trian aspect?
In trian aspect is pronounced /ˈtɹaɪən/.

Words near in trian aspect in the dictionary

  1. in town
  2. in trade
  3. in train
  4. in transit
  5. in transitu
  6. in trian aspect
  7. in triplicate
  8. in trouble
  9. in true
  10. in truth
  11. in tune

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