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  • adjective heraldry In blazon, a term used to describe beasts or monsters that have been turned around to face sinister instead of dexter.

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From Latin con- "altogether, completely" and tornāre "to make round".

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  • In heraldry, turned about, i.e., towards the sinister or left.

    October 20, 2008