Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In heraldry, partly lying down; not erect: said of a shield used as an escutcheon, as in a seal or the like, when the shield is generally represented hung up by the sinister corner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not erect; inclined; -- said of anything that is usually erect, as an escutcheon.
- adjective Lying on its side; thus, a chevron
couché is one which emerges from one side of the escutcheon and has its apex on the opposite side, or at the fess point.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective heraldry Not
erect ;inclined . - adjective heraldry Lying on its side.
Etymologies
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French, past participle of coucher ("to lay, to lay down").
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frogapplause commented on the word couché
Lying on its side; thus, a chevron couché is one which emerges from one side of the escutcheon and has its apex on the opposite side, or at the fess point.
I need to study up on heraldry.
March 7, 2011