vorant, a.
(ˈvɔərənt)
[ad. L. vorant-, vorans, pres. pple. of vorāre to devour.]
† 1. Devouring. Obs. rare.
| 1618 Dekker Owles Almanack 18 Lofty Lion (said Jove) I will thee claspe thy jawes, and shut the portall of that vorant grave. 1639 G. Daniel Ecclus. xxviii. 72 As the fierce Lyon from his cunning ward, It shall Surprise him; as the Vorant Pard, It shall destroy them. |
2. Her. Of animals: (see quots.).
| 1766 Porny Heraldry Dict., Vorant, this term..is used in Blazonry to express the action of any Animal, Fish, Bird, or Reptile, devouring or swallowing up another creature. 1780 Edmondson Her. II. s.v., A serpent erect, in pale, vorant an infant. 1864 Boutell Her. Hist. & Pop. x. (ed. 3) 60 A Lion..may be Vigilant, or Vorant. 1868 Cussans Her. (1893) 95 Trussing has the same signification when applied to birds, as Vorant has to animals. |