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in trian aspect

prep_phrase
/ˈtɹaɪən/

Etymology

Related to trine (“threefold”), Latin tria (trēs).

  1. derived from tria

Definitions

  1. Positioned at such an angle as to show three-fourths of the figure

    Positioned at such an angle as to show three-fourths of the figure: in between affronté (facing forward) and in profile. (When applied to creatures, chiefly found in modern rather than medieval heraldry.)

    • In trian aspect means between passant and affronty. [...] Gules, on a mount vert a stork in trian aspect to the sinister[…]
    • 4 The Byrd arms show three gold stags' heads cut off at the neck ('erased') and turned to the viewer's left ('in trian aspect'), on a black ('sable') field. 'Sable' is confirmed by College[…]
    • Supporters — Dexter, a sea-lion azure, mane and head in trian aspect argent, langued gules, crowned with a crown tridenty gold; sinister, a seahorse azure, head and neck argent and crowned also with a crown tridenty gold,[…]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA