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Regardant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Heraldry Looking backward in profile: a lion regardant.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. : with the head turned toward the back of the body

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Looking behind; looking backward watchfully.

adj. Looking behind or backward.

adj. Annexed to the land or manor.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Regarding; looking to; looking behind or backward; watching.

In heraldry, looking backward: applied to any animal whose face is turned toward its tail.

Looking at one another; turned so as to face one another.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. looking backward

Word Usage

"Je suis sûre qu'il n'y a pas d'Américain âgé de plus de 20 ans qui n'ait jamais souri ou éclaté de rire en regardant un dessin représentant Maxine, cette femme politiquement incorrecte, qui dit ce qu'elle pense, manque de compassion et n'essaye pas de se rendre sympathique."

Equivalent

backward

Cross Reference

villein regardant regardant reversed passant regardant rampant regardant

Same Context

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