caboched
/kəˈbɑtʃt/
adjective
- In heraldry, describing an animal's head that is shown facing forward with no neck visible.
- On the shield, a caboched stag's head was painted in red and white.
- The knight's banner displayed a caboched boar's head as its emblem.
- The family crest featured a caboched lion's head in gold.