crouchant

English

Adjective

crouchant (not comparable)

1. (chiefly heraldry, uncommon) Lying down with the head erect.

   Synonym: couchant

   a lion crouchant argent

   • 1912, Mano Mohan Ganguly, Orissa and Her Remains --: Ancient and Medieval [...] Introduction by [...] J. G. Woodroffe.), page 412:

     […] standing over a crouchant elephant and mounted by a human figure holding the bridle passing through its mouth. The faces of the vimana are carved with the figures of the deities of the Hindu Pantheon.

References

• 1864, Francis Joseph Baigent, A practical manual of heraldry and heraldic illumination (page 16)