contourné

English

Alternative forms

• contourny

Etymology

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

Adjective

contourné (comparative more contourné, superlative most contourné)

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

French

Verb

contourné m (feminine contournée, masculine plural contournés, feminine plural contournées)

1. Past participle of contourner

Adjective

contourné m (feminine contournée, masculine plural contournés, feminine plural contournées)

1. bypassed, circumvented
2. distorted, crooked, wobbly