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- adjective heraldry In
blazon , a term used to describe beasts or monsters that have been turned around to facesinister instead ofdexter .
Etymologies
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From Latin con- "altogether, completely" and tornāre "to make round".
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reesetee commented on the word contourné
In heraldry, turned about, i.e., towards the sinister or left.
October 20, 2008