“vorant”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

vorant

释义

vorant, a.|ˈvɔərənt|
[ad. L. vorant-, vorans, pres. pple. of vorāre to devour.]
†1. Devouring. Obs. rare.
1618Dekker Owles Almanack 18 Lofty Lion (said Jove) I will thee claspe thy jawes, and shut the portall of that vorant grave.1639G. Daniel Ecclus. xxviii. 72 As the fierce Lyon from his cunning ward, It shall Surprise him; as the Vorant Pard, It shall destroy them.
2. Her. Of animals: (see quots.).
1766Porny Heraldry Dict., Vorant, this term..is used in Blazonry to express the action of any Animal, Fish, Bird, or Reptile, devouring or swallowing up another creature.1780Edmondson Her. II. s.v., A serpent erect, in pale, vorant an infant.1864Boutell Her. Hist. & Pop. x. (ed. 3) 60 A Lion..may be Vigilant, or Vorant.1868Cussans Her. (1893) 95 Trussing has the same signification when applied to birds, as Vorant has to animals.

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