"contourné" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From French contourné, from Latin con- (“altogether, completely”) and tornāre (“to make round”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|contourné}} French contourné, {{der|en|la|con-||altogether, completely}} Latin con- (“altogether, completely”), {{m|la|tornare|tornāre|to make round}} tornāre (“to make round”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} contourné (not comparable)
  1. (heraldry, of beasts, etc) Facing sinister instead of dexter. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Heraldry Synonyms: contourny

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