Couchant
Couchant (kouch"ant) , adjective
[French, present participle of coucher. See Couch, transitive verb]
1.
Lying down with head erect; squatting.
2.
(Heraldry) Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; -- said of a lion or other beast.
Collocations (1)
Couchant and levant (Law) , rising up and lying down; -- said of beasts, and indicating that they have been long enough on land, not belonging to their owner, to lie down and rise up to feed, -- such time being held to include a day and night at the least. — Blackstone