contourné

See also: contourne

English

Alternative forms

• contourny

Etymology

From French contourné, from Latin con- (“altogether, completely”) and tornāre (“to make round”).

Adjective

contourné (not comparable)

1. (heraldry, of beasts, etc) Facing sinister instead of dexter.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tuʁ.ne/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Participle

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

1. past participle of contourner

Adjective

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

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

Further reading

• “contourné”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012