Thesaurus: passant

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1. v. i. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current.
2. v. i. Curs/ry, careless.
3. v. i. Surpassing; excelling.
4. v. i. Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised.
5. adj. in walking position with right foreleg raised
6. 1. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current. [Obs.] Many opinions are passant. Sir T. Browne. 2. Curs [Obs.] On a passant rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop. Sir P. Pett. 3. Surpassing; excelling. [Obs.] Chaucer. 4. (Her.) Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised.
7. Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which isrepresented as walking with the dexter paw raised.
8. s. in walking position with right foreleg raised