a. Her. [a. F. effaré, pa. pple. of effarer to agitate.] (See quot.)
1738. Chambers, Cycl. (ed. 2), Effaré, in heraldry, a term applied to a beast when rearing on its hind legs, as if it were affrighted.
1828. Berry, Encycl. Her., I. s.v. Effearé or Effaré, a French term for a beast in the attitude which English Heralds call ‘salient’ or ‘springing.’
