Hauriant: Difference between revisions

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A dolphin hauriant sinister

Hauriant is a heraldic posture used to describe fish. It indicates that the charge is upright, or palewise, with its head towards the chief.

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+[[Image:dolphin.jpg|thumb|right|A dolphin hauriant sinister]]
-Hauriant is a [[heraldry|heraldic]] posture used to describe [[fish]].  A ''fish haurient'' is lying straight, usually head to the top of the shield.
+'''Hauriant''' is a [[heraldry|heraldic]] [[posture]] used to describe [[fish]].  It indicates that the [[charge]] is upright, or [[pale]]wise, with its head towards the [[chief]].
+[[category:heraldic poses]]