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Haurient

Haurient \Hau"ri*ent\ (h[add]"r[i^]*ent), a. [L. hauriens, p. pr. of haurire to breathe.] (Her.) In pale, with the head in chief; -- said of the figure of a fish, as if rising for air.

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haurient

a. (context heraldry of a fish English) oriented vertically, with the head to chief and tail to base.

Usage examples of "haurient".

A groom in Den Haurient livery was waiting, the horse he was exercising gulping from the trough for thirsty beasts.

Maitresse Den Viorel and the Sieur Den Haurient and find both worthy of rank and privilege.

I watched as Charoleia artlessly insinuated herself into a laughing group of Den Breval ladies escorted by various men from a cadet Den Haurient line.