addorsed

English

Etymology

From Latin ad + dorsum, "back": compare French adossé.

Adjective

addorsed (not comparable)

1. (heraldry, of animals) Set back to back, facing away from each other.

   Antonym: affronté

Translations

set back to back

• Finnish: selin (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: adossés (fr)
• Swedish: frånvänd

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]