ravissant

adjective3

1. •
   Devouring prey; seizing and eating prey.

   • The Counts of Miranda quarter this coat with (2 and 3):—Arg. two wolves passant in pale Sa., each ravissant a lamb of the first; within a bordure Gu. charged with eight aspas Or for Avellenada. — 1889
2. •
   In a half-raised position, as if about to spring on prey.
3. •
   (no longer used) Ravishing; exquisite.

   • In one word, it is so light, so pretty, so ravissant, and such a perfect dear, that EUGENIE herself could not help being jealous, if she were to see it. — 1855