abaissé

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French abaissé (“to lower”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbeɪˌseɪ/ === Adjective === abaissé (not comparable) (heraldry) Of a charge, especially a fess: borne lower than usual. Synonym: abased (heraldry) Having the ends (tips) of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield (of an eagle, etc). == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bɛ.se/ ~ /a.be.se/ Homophone: abc (one pronunciation) === Adjective === abaissé (feminine abaissée, masculine plural abaissés, feminine plural abaissées) (heraldry) abased, lowered (heraldry) disclosed === Participle === abaissé (feminine abaissée, masculine plural abaissés, feminine plural abaissées) past participle of abaisser === Further reading === “abaissé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === abasies