Passant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Passant \Pas"sant\, a. [F., p. pr. of passer. See {Pass}, v. i.]
     1. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current.
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              Many opinions are passant.            --Sir T.


                                                    Browne.
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     2. Curs?ry, careless. [Obs.]
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              On a passant rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop.
                                                    --Sir P. Pett.
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     3. Surpassing; excelling. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     4. (Her.) Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon,
        which is represented as walking with the dexter paw
        raised.
        [1913 Webster] Passe
        passe

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  passant
       adj : in walking position with right foreleg raised [syn: {passant(ip)}]