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Definition of Haurient
1. a. In pale, with the head in chief; -- said of the figure of a fish, as if rising for air.
Definition of Haurient
1. Adjective. (heraldry of a fish) Oriented vertically, with the head to chief and tail to base. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Haurient
1. in heraldry, rising for breath [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haurient
Literary usage of Haurient
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Pikes Gu. a chev. or betw. three lucies haurient arg. WAY, co. ... Soles Arg.
a chev. gu. betw. three soles haurient within a bordure engr. gu. ..."
2. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"COLSTON, [Essex] az. two barbels, haurient, respecting —Crest, an arrow in pale.
each ... Colston, ar. two barbels, haurient, endorsed, within a bordure sa. ..."
3. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"In early arms lucies seem to have been always haurient; as they are not so now
it is necessary ... Azure, three geds haurient argent—GED of that Ilk. Azure, ..."
4. Lacunar Basilicae Sancti Macarii, Aberdonensis: The Heraldic Ceiling of the by William Duguid Geddes, Peter Duguid (1888)
"Quarterly : first and fourth Azure, a chevron or between three lushes haurient
argent ; second and third Sable, a camel's head erased or collared gules ..."
5. An Introduction to Heraldry: Containing the Origin and Use of Arms; Rules by Hugh Clark, Thomas Wormull (1854)
"Azure, a dolphin haurient embowed, argent; name, Jfitz-James. DORMANT signifies
sleeping, with the head resting on the fore-paws. T. 8, n. 19. ..."
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