Couchant (adj)
kow-chant
(of an animal) lying with the body resting on the legs and the head raised.
Late Middle English: French, ‘lying’, present participle of coucher (see couch).
Example sentences
“The heraldic shield showed two lions, couchant”
kow-chant
(of an animal) lying with the body resting on the legs and the head raised.
Late Middle English: French, ‘lying’, present participle of coucher (see couch).
“The heraldic shield showed two lions, couchant”