Couchant. In Heraldry, a beast lying down, with his head up, is couchant. If the head is down, he is dormant.
Couchant.
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 518
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Couchant. In Heraldry, a beast lying down, with his head up, is couchant. If the head is down, he is dormant.