ETYM Latin saliens, -entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. French saillant. Related to Sally.
Leaping; outstanding; pointing outward.
(Heraldry) Represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward).
(Of angles) Pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees.
Conspicuously, prominently; with an outward bulge; remarkably, noticeably