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Definition of Addorsed
1. a. Set or turned back to back.
Definition of Addorsed
1. Adjective. (context: heraldry of animals) set back to back ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Addorsed
1. in heraldry, turned back to back [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Addorsed
Literary usage of Addorsed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"addorsed. [L. ad, to, dorsum, a back.] (Her.) Back to back. Adductor. (Abductor.)
Adelphi. A district south of the Strand, close to Charing Cross ..."
2. A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries by John Woodward (1896)
"The Counts of BARBY, whose arms are included in the Saxon quarterings, used :
Azure, two barbel addorsed between four roses or. ..."
3. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"Argent, two lions rampant addorsed, the 1st azure, 2nd gules—LUCAE. ... Gules,
two keys addorsed in bend or, interlaced with a sword in bend sinister argent ..."
4. Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum by Walter de Gray Birch (1887)
"Supported by two lions sejant addorsed, on each side of shield an ostrich ...
In base, on mount, two lions sejant guardant addorsed, each holding ostrich ..."
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