English Explanatory Dictionary

champaine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Curved (concave), enarched, or sometimes varriated; especially in the phrase point champaine, an abatement consisting of a curved (or sometimes horizontal) stain the bottom of the shield.
noun
  1. Alternative form of champagne (“(ordinary occupying) the base of the shield”).

Word forms

champaine champain champion champagne

Etymology

French champagne (“base of a coat of arms”).

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