Definition of Courant

1. a. Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.

2. n. A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto.

Definition of Courant

1. courante [n -S] - See also: courante

Lexicographical Neighbors of Courant

coups d'état
coups de force
coups de grâce
coups de maitre
coupure
coupures
cour
courage
couraged
courageless
courageous
courageously
courageousness
courages
couraging
courant (current term)
courante
courantes
couranto
courantoes
courantos
courants
courb
courbaril
courbaril copal
courbed
courbette
courbettes
courbing
courbs

Literary usage of Courant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Colonies in America by John Andrew Doyle (1907)
"The birth of the courant marks an epoch in American journalism. ... The career of the courant, extending over only six years, was a striking illustra- ..."

2. The Development of Freedom of the Press in Massachusetts by Clyde Augustus Duniway (1906)
"A joint committee of three from the Council and four from the House was appointed to consider and report what could properly be done to restrain the courant ..."

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