In heraldry, a term describing an animal's head shown facing forward and cut off at the shoulders.
From 'caboche' (a rounded form) plus '-ed' as a past participle adjective. Used in heraldic terminology to describe how beast heads are depicted in coats of arms.
Medieval heraldry had incredibly specific vocabulary—a caboched lion head was different from a 'jessant-de-lis' or 'couped' head, and each meant something precise about the family's status.
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