ravissant

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ravissant

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adjective

not comparable In a half-raised position, as if about to spring on prey.
not comparable Devouring prey; seizing and eating prey. The Counts of Miranda quarter this coat with (2 and 3):—Arg. two wolves passant in pale Sa., each ravissant a lamb of the first; within a bordure Gu. charged with eight aspas Or for Avellenada.
not comparable, obsolete Ravishing; exquisite. In one word, it is so light, so pretty, so ravissant, and such a perfect dear, that EUGENIE herself could not help being jealous, if she were to see it.

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@misc{ravissant_2026,
  title = {ravissant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ravissant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}