Crossword clues for saltant
saltant
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Saltant
Saltant \Sal"tant\, a. [L. saltans, p. pr. of saltare to dance, v. intens. fr. salire to leap: cf. F. sautant. See Sally, v.]
Leaping; jumping; dancing.
(Her.) In a leaping position; springing forward; -- applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, etc.
Wiktionary
saltant
a. 1 Leaping; jumping; dancing. 2 (context heraldry English) In a leaping position; springing forward.
Usage examples of "saltant".
Woods and fields are tremulous at twilight with the shimmering of white saltant forms, and immemorial Ocean yields up curious sights beneath thin moons.
Flutes shrieked and drums began to beat, and as I watched in awe and terror I thought I saw dark saltant forms silhouetted grotesquely against the vision of marble and effulgence.