Definitions for guardantˈgɑr dnt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
guard•antˈgɑr dnt(adj.)
(of a heraldic animal) having the face toward the viewer and the body in side view.
Category: Heraldry
Origin of guardant:
1565–75; < F gardant
Princeton's WordNet
guardant(ip), gardant(ip), full-face(adj)
looking forward
Wiktionary
guardant(Adjective)
Positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer
Origin: guardant, present participle of guarder.
Webster Dictionary
Guardant(verb)
acting as guardian
Guardant(verb)
same as Gardant
Guardant(noun)
a guardian
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