abaissé
See also: abaisse
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French abaissé (“to lower”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
abaissé (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.
- 1896, John Woodward, A treatise on heraldry, British and foreign, W. & A.K. Johnston, page 129:
- Or, a bend sable, on a chief of the first a pomeis charged with a cross gold; the whole abaissé under another chief of the arms of the Order of St. John, Gules a cross argent.
- 1896, John Woodward, A treatise on heraldry, British and foreign, W. & A.K. Johnston, page 129:
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
abaissé (feminine abaissée, masculine plural abaissés, feminine plural abaissées)
Participle
abaissé (feminine abaissée, masculine plural abaissés, feminine plural abaissées)
Further reading
- “abaissé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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