ABASED

ABA'SED, participle passive Reduced to a low state, humbled, degraded.In heraldry, it is used of the wings of eagles, when the tops are turned downwards towards the point of the shield; or when the wings are shut, the natural way of bearing them being spread, with the top pointing to the chief of the angle.

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abased. Abased, pa. brought low, humbled, disgraced

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A‐based″ (ȧ‐bāst″), a. 1. 1. Lowered; humbled.
2. 2. (Her.) [[F. abaissé.]] Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.