Definition of Contaurne

Definition of Contaurne

||Con`tour`né' (?), a. [F., p. p. of contourner to twist.] (Her.) Turned in a direction which is not the usual one; -- said of an animal turned to the sinister which is usually turned to the dexter, or the like.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(heraldry): In blazon, a term used to describe beasts or monsters that have been turned around to face sinister instead of dexter.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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