retrait adjective 2noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •(rare) Not shown in full, but cut off at point it touches the edge of the shield, an ordinary, etc, as if retreating or withdrawn into that edge, ordinary, etc. (Compare issuant, naissant.)KETHEL in Holland uses, Azure, a pale retrait in chief (i.e., a demi-pal) soutenu by a chevron between three cauldrons or. — 1892 •(no longer used) Retired. noun1 •(no longer used) A picture or other visual representation.She is the mighty Queene of Faerie, / Whose faire retrait I in my shield do beare […] — 1590 formsretraits
