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adj
Inclined at an angle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Couched: issuing from the side of the shield rather than the bottom or top.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from French couché, past participle of coucher (“to lay, to lay down”). Doublet of couchant and collocate.
