- naiant
- na·iant
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naiant
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Naiant — is a term in heraldry which means swimming to the viewer s left .The example illustrated below shows the three Dolphins naiant of the arms of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers of the City of London.These Arms are blazoned Azure three Dolphins … Wikipedia
naiant — na iant, a. (Her.) See {Natant}. Crabb. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
naiant — adjective depicted swimming horizontally … Wiktionary
Naiant — Her. Swimming horizontally (of a fish) … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
naiant — [ neɪənt] adjective [postposition] Heraldry (of a fish or marine creature) swimming horizontally. Origin C16: from Anglo Norman Fr., var. of OFr. noiant, noier to swim … English new terms dictionary
naiant — adjective applied to a fish depicted horizontally • Syn: ↑swimming • Similar to: ↑horizontal • Topics: ↑heraldry … Useful english dictionary
counter-naiant — counter naiant, a. Her.: see counter 14 a. in Robson Brit. Herald … Useful english dictionary
Attitude (heraldry) — Rampant redirects here. For the Nazareth album, see Rampant (album). For the 2009 fantasy novel, see Diana Peterfreund. The lion passant guardant, a frequent figure in heraldry, is sometimes called a leopard . Here shown or, armed argent, langued … Wikipedia
List of Irish counties' coats of arms — The following is a list of Irish counties coats of arms. In the majority of cases these are arms assigned to county councils created by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 or later legislation, either by the Chief Herald of Ireland in what is … Wikipedia
Worshipful Company of Fishmongers — Infobox Livery Company name = Worshipful Company of Fishmongers motto = Al Worship Be To God Only location = Fishmongers Hall, London Bridge, London formation = 1537 association = Fishmongers precedence = 4th master = website =… … Wikipedia
